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On the date
Monday, October 12, 1970
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The Headlines
8 Buildings Are Damaged By Blasts in Rochester
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I'll Be There
The Jackson 5
#1 at the box office
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
$727,200
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
Vietnam War: Vietnamization continues as President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Hugh Jackman (1968)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
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
20,325 days ago
(55 years, 250 days)