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Saturday, September 27, 1969
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The Headlines
NIXON URGES CURB ON TAX REDUCTION; He Declares Bill Must Not Cut Revenue More Than 'the Nation Can Stand' NIXON URGES CURB ON TAX REDUCTION
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
#1 at the box office
Bonnie and Clyde/Bullitt (double-bill)
$546,163
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Wilford Brimley (1934)
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
20,706 days ago
(56 years, 266 days)