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Tuesday, August 20, 1968
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The Headlines
Hanoi Aide, by Silence, Viewed As Favoring McCarthy Position; HANOI'S FAVORING OF M'CARTHY SEEN
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
On This Day
Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944)
- Slobodan Milošević (1941)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
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
21,108 days ago
(57 years, 303 days)