From the day
On the date
Saturday, May 24, 1969
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The Headlines
U.S. DENIES SHIFT IN WAR'S TACTICS; White House Lays Rise in G.I. Deaths in Vietnam to 'Enemy-Initiated Actions' U.S. DENIES SHIFT IN WAR'S TACTICS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Get Back
The Beatles with Billy Preston
#1 at the box office
Winning
$309,500
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Bob Dylan (1941)
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Joseph Brodsky (1940)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
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
20,831 days ago
(57 years, 26 days)