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On the date
Friday, August 9, 1968
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The Headlines
Senator Is Confident; M'CARTHY PRAISES CHOICE OF NIXON
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hello, I Love You
The Doors
#1 at the box office
Rosemary's Baby
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Whitney Houston (1963)
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Gillian Anderson (1968)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
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
21,119 days ago
(57 years, 314 days)