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On the date
Wednesday, September 16, 1970
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The Headlines
A Priest Captures Massachusetts Race
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Diana Ross
#1 at the box office
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
$415,100
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Henry V of England (1386)
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
20,351 days ago
(55 years, 276 days)