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On the date
Friday, September 20, 1968
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The Headlines
RICKOVER ASSAILS 'TORPID' PENTAGON; Says Its Size Blocks Action -- Contends Officials Are Blinded by Own Power RICKOVER ASSAILS 'TORPID' PENTAGON
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Harper Valley PTA
Jeannie C. Riley
#1 at the box office
Rachel, Rachel
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
21,077 days ago
(57 years, 272 days)