From the day
On the date
Thursday, February 13, 1969
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
MISSILE DEFENSES SLOWED BY SOVIET; U.S. Intelligence Links Delay to Steps to Improve Radar for System at Moscow Soviet Reported Slowing Missile Defense to Improve Radar
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
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
- William Shockley (1910)
- Georges Simenon (1903)
- Ivan Krylov (1769)
- Paul Biya (1933)
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
20,931 days ago
(57 years, 126 days)