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Wednesday, October 15, 1969

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The Headlines

MASSIVE PROTEST ON VIETNAM WAR EXPECTED TODAY; Nixon Opposition Is Unlikely to Deter Demonstrators -- City Split on Plans P.B.A. SCORES LINDSAY Firemen and Veterans Also Against Observance Here -- Schools to Be Open Massive Vietnam Protest Is Expected

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Can't Get Next to You

The Temptations

The must-have

Nerf Ball

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

20,688 days ago

(56 years, 248 days)