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On the date
Wednesday, July 9, 1969
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The Headlines
CITY TURNS DOWN LANDLORDS' CODE; Lindsay Issues Ultimatum on Revising Rent Plan -- Council Gives Warning CITY TURNS DOWN LANDLORDS' CODE
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
In the Year 2525
Zager and Evans
#1 at the box office
The Love Bug
$724,000
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Tom Hanks (1956)
- Viktor Yanukovych (1950)
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
- Courtney Love (1964)
- Edward Heath (1916)
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
20,785 days ago
(56 years, 345 days)