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On the date

Monday, January 6, 1969

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

The must-have

Nerf Ball

On This Day

  • Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1969

  • That's one small step for man

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

20,969 days ago

(57 years, 164 days)