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Thursday, June 12, 1969

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The Headlines

LOCAL-RULE PLAN URGED IN ENGLAND; Royal Commission Calls for Governmental Reform Royal Commission Asks Wide Reorganization of Local Government in England

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

$413,600

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

20,813 days ago

(57 years, 8 days)