From the day
On the date
Thursday, February 6, 1969
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The Headlines
Santa Barbara Harbor Closed; Oil Fouls Beaches, Fire Hazard Feared; Santa Barbara Harbor Closed; Beaches Are Fouled by Oil Slick
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
- Ronald Reagan (1911)
- Bob Marley (1945)
- François Truffaut (1932)
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665)
- Eva Braun (1912)
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
20,938 days ago
(57 years, 133 days)