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On the date
Thursday, January 30, 1969
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The Headlines
Admiral Says He Lacked Forces to Rescue Pueblo; Admiral Says He Lacked Forces to Rescue Pueblo
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
On This Day
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
- Felipe VI (1968)
- Dick Cheney (1941)
- Abdullah II of Jordan (1962)
- Islam Karimov (1938)
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
20,945 days ago
(57 years, 140 days)