On the date

Tuesday, September 24, 1968

From the day

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The Headlines

40 Are Wounded in Mexico City As Police Clash With Students; 40 ARE WOUNDED IN MEXICAN CLASH

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Beatles

#1 at the box office

The must-have

You Share a Birthday With

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

21,073 days ago

(57 years, 268 days)