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Saturday, October 18, 1969
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The Headlines
LAIRD ASKS HALT IN GERM OUTPUT FOR USE IN WAR; Sends Secret Memorandum to National Security Panel as Policy Study Nears
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Can't Get Next to You
The Temptations
#1 at the box office
Easy Rider
$496,644
The must-have
Nerf Ball
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
20,685 days ago
(56 years, 245 days)