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Friday, October 11, 1968
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The Headlines
JOHNSON DECLINES TO NAME 2D MAN FOR CHIEF JUSTICE; Citing Current 'Prejudice,' He Asks Warren to Stay Until 'Reason' Prevails President Declines to Choose New Nominee for Chief Justice
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hey Jude
The Beatles
#1 at the box office
Barbarella
The must-have
Hot Wheels
On This Day
NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- Amitabh Bachchan (1942)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Bobby Charlton (1937)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
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
21,057 days ago
(57 years, 252 days)