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Monday, July 14, 1969
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The Headlines
SOVIET LAUNCHES UNMANNED CRAFT TOWARD THE MOON; Observers Believe Attempt May Be Made to Land and Return to Earth 15TH IN LUNA PROGRAM Western Sources Doubt That Russia Has Capability to Achieve Such a Feat SOVIET LAUNCHES MOON SPACECRAFT
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
$658,300
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Gerald Ford (1913)
- Ingmar Bergman (1918)
- Gustav Klimt (1862)
- Cardinal Mazarin (1602)
- Gavrila Derzhavin (1743)
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
20,780 days ago
(56 years, 340 days)