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Saturday, August 16, 1969
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The Headlines
CITY TO FILE SUIT IN MOVE TO BLOCK RISE IN BLUE CROSS; Corporation Counsel Terms 43% Increase 'Excessive' -- 4.8 Million Affected
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Madonna (1958)
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- James Cameron (1954)
- Charles Bukowski (1920)
- Menachem Begin (1913)
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
20,747 days ago
(56 years, 307 days)