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Tuesday, January 14, 1969
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The Headlines
Counsel for Sirhan Hints at a Defense Based on Intention; Lawyers for Sirhan Hint at a Defense Based on His Intentions
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
Bullitt
$415,000
The must-have
Nerf Ball
On This Day
USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- 1949 (1849)
- Albert Schweitzer (1875)
- Jason Bateman (1969)
- Yukio Mishima (1925)
- Giulio Andreotti (1919)
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
20,961 days ago
(57 years, 156 days)