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On the date

Saturday, January 25, 1969

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The Headlines

JARRING TO MEET BIG 4 AIDES HERE; U.N. Envoy Is Due Monday Amid Signs of Movement in Mideast Negotiations JARRING TO MEET BIG 4 AIDES HERE

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

On This Day

  • Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles.

    Wikipedia →

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

20,950 days ago

(57 years, 145 days)