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Thursday, July 3, 1969

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The Headlines

JERSEY APPROVES ANTICRIME BILLS; Measures Seek to End Pier Rackets -- Hughes Critical Jersey Approves 2 Measures Aimed at Crime on Waterfront

Read in The New York Times →

World Mood

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet

Henry Mancini

#1 at the box office

The Love Bug

$724,000

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

20,792 days ago

(56 years, 352 days)