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Friday, July 18, 1969
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The Headlines
Apollo Mento Honor 5 Dead Astronauts; Apollo's Men Will Honor Dead U.S. and Soviet Astronauts
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 April Fools
$587,100
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- Vin Diesel (1967)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
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
20,777 days ago
(56 years, 337 days)