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On the date
Friday, September 19, 1969
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The Headlines
Nixon to Name a Panel to Study the Extent of Corporate Burden; Nixon Will Name Panel to Study the Tax Burden on Business
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
#1 at the box office
The Learning Tree
$401,120
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- William Golding (1911)
- Jeremy Irons (1948)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Sunita Williams (1965)
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
20,714 days ago
(56 years, 274 days)