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Thursday, January 23, 1969

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The Headlines

SENATE UNIT TOLD OF HUNGER IN U.S.; ' Alarming' Rate of Disease Also Disclosed in Survey of 12,000, Mostly Poor Senate Unit Told of Chronic Hunger and 'Alarming' Rate of Disease in U. S.

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

The must-have

Nerf Ball

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

20,952 days ago

(57 years, 147 days)