From the day
On the date
Friday, August 22, 1969
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
OLD-CITY MOSQUE BADLY DAMAGED; Arson Is Charged by Arabs in Jerusalem -- Israel Denies Responsibility
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones
#1 at the box office
True Grit
$560,000
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
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
20,741 days ago
(56 years, 301 days)