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Sunday, January 26, 1969
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The Headlines
Log of a Lonely Winner: 3,000 Miles in 26 Days; 1968 Winner of Singlehanded Transatlantic Race
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Crimson and Clover
Tommy James and the Shondells
#1 at the box office
Funny Girl †
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- José Mourinho (1963)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1958)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953)
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
20,949 days ago
(57 years, 144 days)