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Monday, March 10, 1969
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The Headlines
100 Barnard Girls Move Into Columbia Dormitories; Barnard Girls Move Into Rooms Given to Them by Columbia Boys
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Dizzy
Tommy Roe
#1 at the box office
Funny Girl †
The must-have
Nerf Ball
On This Day
In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Osama bin Laden (1957)
- Alexander III of Russia (1845)
- Chuck Norris (1940)
- Sharon Stone (1958)
- Sepp Blatter (1936)
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
20,906 days ago
(57 years, 101 days)