From the day
On the date
Tuesday, June 24, 1969
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
'Negro Rights' Gang Said to Be Preying On Slum Businesses; 'RIGHTS' GANG SAID TO PREY ON STORES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Henry Mancini
#1 at the box office
Ice Station Zebra
$476,500
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Claudia Sheinbaum (1962)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
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
20,801 days ago
(56 years, 361 days)