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Friday, August 1, 1969
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The Headlines
NIXON VISITS INDIA; HE AGAIN PRAISES REGIME IN SAIGON; Says His Talk With Thieu Disproves Speculation on a Reduced Commitment IN NEW DELHI 22 HOURS President and Mrs. Gandhi Discuss Asia and the War -- Arrives in Pakistan Nixon Visits India and Sees Mrs. Gandhi; He Again Praises Thieu Government ASIA AND THE WAR SUBJECT OF TALKS 22-Hour Stay in New Delhi -- President Is Pleased by His Flight to Saigon
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
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
20,762 days ago
(56 years, 322 days)