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On the date
Monday, October 7, 1968
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The Headlines
OCEAN HILL BOARD SUSPENDED BY CITY IN SCHOOL DISPUTE; Donovan Is Ordered to Take Over District That Refused to Accept 83 Teachers SECOND MOVE OF KIND Shanker Calls It a 'Step Toward Compliance' -- Says Strike Is Still Possible Ocean Hill Board Suspended in School Dispute
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hey Jude
The Beatles
#1 at the box office
Rachel, Rachel
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Vladimir Putin (1952)
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Desmond Tutu (1931)
- María Corina Machado (1967)
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
21,060 days ago
(57 years, 255 days)