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On the date
Saturday, June 28, 1969
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The Headlines
Nixon Sees Trudeau at Seaway; President Joins in Praising Long-Time Tie With Canada
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
The Love Bug
$633,200
The must-have
Nerf Ball
On This Day
Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712)
- Peter Paul Rubens (1577)
- Luigi Pirandello (1867)
- Muhammad Yunus (1940)
- Henry VIII (1491)
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
20,796 days ago
(56 years, 356 days)