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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
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
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Mswati III (1968)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Mukesh Ambani (1957)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
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
20,866 days ago
(57 years, 61 days)