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Thursday, August 22, 1968
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER HEART IS MORE IRRITATED; Doctors say He Is Resting Comfortably and His Vital signs Remain Stable
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
Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
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
21,106 days ago
(57 years, 301 days)