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On the date
Sunday, February 9, 1969
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The Headlines
Finlay Wins Mile In Upset Triumph At Eastern Meet; FINLAY WINS MILE AT EASTERN MEET
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Everyday People
Sly & the Family Stone
#1 at the box office
Funny Girl †
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- J. M. Coetzee (1940)
- Alice Walker (1944)
- Joseph Stiglitz (1943)
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
20,935 days ago
(57 years, 130 days)