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Wednesday, October 22, 1969

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The Headlines

NIXON 'FACT SHEET' REVIEWS MOVES TO END FIGHTING; Step Is Seen as an Attempt by Administration to Keep Critics on the Defensive CONGRESS GETS PAPER It Contrasts the Current Policies on Vietnam With Those of Johnson Period U. S. LISTS MOVES TO END FIGHTING

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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

20,681 days ago

(56 years, 241 days)