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On the date
Sunday, June 21, 1970
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The Headlines
6 on Capitol Hill Figure in Secret Inquiry On Builder's Action in $ 5‐Million Claim
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Love You Save
The Jackson 5
#1 at the box office
Jenny
$380,000
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905)
- Benazir Bhutto (1953)
- Joko Widodo (1961)
- Shirin Ebadi (1947)
- Michel Platini (1955)
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
20,439 days ago
(55 years, 364 days)