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On the date
Monday, April 21, 1969
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The Headlines
BADILLO REPORTS A BID BY WAGNER; Borough President Says He Rejected Offer -- He Is Challenged on Version
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
- Elizabeth II (1926)
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
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
20,864 days ago
(57 years, 59 days)