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On the date

Sunday, January 12, 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

#1 at the box office

Bullitt

$415,000

The must-have

Nerf Ball

On This Day

  • The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

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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

20,963 days ago

(57 years, 158 days)