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Monday, November 3, 1969

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The Headlines

LEBANON REACHES CEASE-FIRE PACT WITH COMMANDOS; Swift Accord in Cairo Clears the Way for a Settlement of the 13-Day Conflict ARAFAT JOINS THE TALKS Guerrilla Leader's Arrival in the U.A.R. Is Considered Breakthrough in Crisis Lebanon and Commandos Sign Truce

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Wedding Bell Blues

The 5th Dimension

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

20,668 days ago

(56 years, 228 days)