From the day
On the date
Wednesday, January 1, 1969
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The Headlines
Medicare Premium Left at $4 by Cohen; Medicare Premium to Remain at $4
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
Nerf Ball
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
ARPANET (Internet Precursor), Moon Lander & UNIX.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
20,974 days ago
(57 years, 169 days)