From the day
On the date
Saturday, May 16, 1970
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The Headlines
Billie Burke Dead; Movie Comedienne
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight
The Guess Who
#1 at the box office
Airport †
$409,250
The must-have
Lite-Brite
You Share a Birthday With
- Pierce Brosnan (1953)
- Janet Jackson (1966)
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
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
20,474 days ago
(56 years, 34 days)