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Friday, September 5, 1969

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The Headlines

SUPPLIERS TO CITY FACE WAGE ORDER; Council Panel Approves Rise to $2.50 for 100,000 -Mayor Opposes Plan Council Panel Backs Measure Forcing Suppliers to Raise Pay

Read in The New York Times →

World Mood

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Honky Tonk Women

The Rolling Stones

The must-have

Nerf Ball

On This Day

  • Mỹ Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1969

  • That's one small step for man

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

20,727 days ago

(56 years, 287 days)