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On the date
Tuesday, July 23, 1968
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The Headlines
2 Enemy Battalions Reported Encircled; Allies Are Reported to Encircle Vietcong Force of 2 Battalions
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela
#1 at the box office
The Odd Couple
The must-have
Hot Wheels
On This Day
The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel.
Wikipedia →Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Sergio Mattarella (1941)
- Haile Selassie (1892)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967)
- Raymond Chandler (1888)
- Pope Clement XI (1649)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Computer Mouse (Demo), Boeing 747 & 911 Emergency System.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
21,136 days ago
(57 years, 331 days)