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Saturday, October 12, 1968
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The Headlines
M'CARTHY'S NAME ON STATE BALLOT; Fight Dropped to Bar Him -- Rockefeller Is Behind Move, Democrats Say McCarthy's Name Is on Ballot As State Abandons Its Appeal
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
Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Hugh Jackman (1968)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
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
21,055 days ago
(57 years, 250 days)