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On the date
Friday, April 18, 1969
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The Headlines
ASSEMBLY BLOCKS ABORTION REFORM IN SUDDEN SWITCH; 14 Legislators Pledged to Bill Defect After Polio Victim Urges Defeat
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension
#1 at the box office
Support Your Local Sheriff!
$572,100
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Michael D. Higgins (1941)
- James Woods (1947)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
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
20,867 days ago
(57 years, 62 days)