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Monday, August 19, 1968
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATIC UNIT LAYS RACIAL BIAS TO MISSISSIPPIANS; Finding May Insure Seating of Integrated Rebels at Convention in Chicago RATIFICATION IS AWAITED Major Clash Is Developing on Proper Way to Handle the Credentials Issue Democratic Unit Charges Bias To Regulars From Mississippi
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
People Got to Be Free
The Rascals
#1 at the box office
Rosemary's Baby
The must-have
Hot Wheels
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
21,109 days ago
(57 years, 304 days)