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Thursday, December 26, 1968
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The Headlines
ROCKEFELLER GLUM ON SCHOOL PEACE; Decentralization Requires a 'United Front' to Pass, Governor Contends Rockefeller Is Pessimistic on Prospects for Passage of Strong Decentralization Plan
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
#1 at the box office
Candy
$555,000
The must-have
Hot Wheels
On This Day
The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930.
Wikipedia →Pan Am Flight 799 crashes during takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base, killing three.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
20,981 days ago
(57 years, 176 days)