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Thursday, July 31, 1969
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The Headlines
Mayor Will Seek U.S. and State Aid To Save 20c Fare; Mayor to Seek Aid to Save the 20c Fare
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
Midnight Cowboy
$550,237
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- J. K. Rowling (1965)
- Milton Friedman (1912)
- Louis de Funès (1914)
- Primo Levi (1919)
- Premchand (1880)
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
20,763 days ago
(56 years, 323 days)