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Saturday, April 19, 1969

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The Headlines

PLAN TO END TAX ON 'POOR'DRAFTED BY WHITE HOUSE; President Intends to Send 'Interim Reform Package' to Congress on Monday A PLEDGE ON SURCHARGE President Asserts It Should 'Be Removed as Soon as We Are Able to Do So' PLAN TO END TAX ON 'POOR' DRAFTED

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

The 5th Dimension

The must-have

Nerf Ball

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

20,866 days ago

(57 years, 61 days)