Monday, January 12, 1970

From the day

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The Headlines

London Sees Vindication

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

B. J. Thomas

#1 at the box office

$614,700

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jack London (1876)
• Swami Vivekananda (1863)
• Haruki Murakami (1949)
• Edmund Burke (1729)
• Jeff Bezos (1964)

Slang

Tech Check

Floppy Disk, Digital Watch & Boeing 747 (Service).

Style of 1970

Silhouette: Long and lean

Material: Polyester and corduroy

• Maxi dresses
• Platform shoes
• Leisure suits

Cost of Living (1970)