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Sunday, November 16, 1969

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The Headlines

APOLLO 12 SWINGS ONTO A WIDER PATH TOWARD THE MOON; Course Correction Is Made to Fulfill Requirements for Landing Wednesday CRAFT PASSES MIDPOINT Color TV Beamed to Earth -- Clock Only Casualty of Power Lapse in Lift-Off Apollo 12 Swings Onto a Wider Path Toward the Moon

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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

20,656 days ago

(56 years, 216 days)