On the date

Thursday, September 25, 1969

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The Headlines

G.O.P. URGES JAN. 1 FOR PENSION RISE; Bipartisan Drive Improves Choice of Early Increase in Social Security Pay

World Mood

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Archies

#1 at the box office

$546,163

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1969

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

20,707 days ago

(56 years, 267 days)