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Saturday, March 15, 1969
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The Headlines
FACES MAJOR TEST IN CONGRESS; BUDGET TO BE CUT $2.5-Billion Reduction in Military Request Slated by Laird A $2.5-BILLION CUT IN DEFENSE SLATED
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Zhores Alferov (1930)
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
20,901 days ago
(57 years, 96 days)