On the date

Friday, August 16, 1968

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The Headlines

FEDERAL RESERVE CUTS BASIC RATE ON LOANS TO 5 1/4%; Reduction of Quarter Point in Discount Level Follows Interest-Drop Pattern

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Rascals

#1 at the box office

The must-have

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1968

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

21,112 days ago

(57 years, 307 days)