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Wednesday, April 2, 1969

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The Headlines

12 FOREIGN CHIEFS MEET WITH NIXON; White House Is Guarded on Details -- Ky Spends 29 Minutes With President 12 Foreign Chiefs Meet Nixon; White House Guarded on Talks

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Dizzy

Tommy Roe

The must-have

Nerf Ball

On This Day

  • LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 crashes into the Polica mountain near Zawoja, Poland, killing 53.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1969

  • That's one small step for man

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

20,883 days ago

(57 years, 78 days)