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Friday, August 2, 1968
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The Headlines
Congress Exempts Postal Employes From Job Cutback; POSTAL CUTBACK ON JOBS AVERTED
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hello, I Love You
The Doors
#1 at the box office
The Odd Couple
The must-have
Hot Wheels
On This Day
An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- Isabel Allende (1942)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
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
21,126 days ago
(57 years, 321 days)