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Monday, February 24, 1969
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The Headlines
NIXON, IN BELGIUM, BIDS ALLIES SEEK A DURABLE PEACE; President Begins 8-Day Visit to Western Europe With Meetings in Brussels HE CONFERS WITH KING Delivers Brief Greeting to Airport Crowd -- Is Met by Group of Hecklers Nixon, Arriving in Brussels, Bids Allies Seek a Durable Peace
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
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
20,920 days ago
(57 years, 115 days)