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Wednesday, May 21, 1969
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The Headlines
KENNEDY ASSAILS VIETNAM TACTICS; Calls Fight for Apbia Peak 'Senseless' -- Asks Nixon to Curb Such Actions
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Get Back
The Beatles with Billy Preston
#1 at the box office
Oliver!
$271,955
The must-have
Nerf Ball
On This Day
Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Mary Robinson (1944)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
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
20,835 days ago
(57 years, 30 days)