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On the date
Monday, July 21, 1969
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The Headlines
VOYAGE TO THE MOON
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
On This Day
Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Robin Williams (1951)
- Stefan Löfven (1957)
- John Atta Mills (1944)
- Cat Stevens (1948)
- Rudolph A. Marcus (1923)
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
20,774 days ago
(56 years, 334 days)