From the day
On the date
Friday, March 7, 1969
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The Headlines
U.S. War Deaths Are 453 In Week, Most Since May; Toll at Start of Foe's Drive Exceeds Same Period in '68 Tet Offensive -- Comparable Enemy Losses Fall U.S. WAR DEATHS AT 453 FOR WEEK
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
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
20,909 days ago
(57 years, 104 days)