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On the date
Wednesday, August 6, 1969
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The Headlines
A Minority Cabinet Is Formed in Italy; Minority Government Is Formed By Christian Democrats in Italy
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
- Andy Warhol (1928)
- Alexander Fleming (1881)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809)
- Lucille Ball (1911)
- Michelle Yeoh (1962)
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
20,757 days ago
(56 years, 317 days)