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On the date
Monday, June 16, 1969
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The Headlines
POMPIDOU CHOSEN AS FRENCH LEADER WITH 57% OF VOTE; He Succeeds de Gaulle as President -- Poher Weakened as 31% Abstain in Drive Led by Communists POMPIDOU CHOSEN FRENCH PRESIDENT
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Jürgen Klopp (1967)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
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
20,808 days ago
(57 years, 3 days)