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Thursday, August 14, 1969
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The Headlines
NIXON PROPOSES REVENUE SHARING WITHOUT STRINGS; Would Distribute Tax Funds to States and Localities With No Curb on Use $5-BILLION IS 1976 GOAL Congress, Adjourning, Gets Message Urging an Effort to Cut Federal Power NIXON PROPOSES REVENUE SHARING
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
Goodbye, Columbus
$681,200
The must-have
Nerf Ball
On This Day
The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Halle Berry (1966)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Magic Johnson (1959)
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
20,749 days ago
(56 years, 309 days)