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On the date
Sunday, July 27, 1969
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The Headlines
MILITARY OPPOSES A WAR SLOWDOWN; Ranking Officers in Vietnam Contend Reduction Would Imperil U.S. Troops
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
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
$540,000
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
20,767 days ago
(56 years, 327 days)