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Friday, April 24, 1970
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The Headlines
NIXON ABOLISHES DRAFT DEFERMENT FOR FATHERHOOD
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
ABC
The Jackson 5
#1 at the box office
Airport †
$502,500
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
Wikipedia →China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Gallon of Gas
$0.36
Average Home
$17,000
New Car
$3,450
Time Elapsed
20,496 days ago
(56 years, 56 days)