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Sunday, December 20, 1970
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The Headlines
Vote Scheduled Tuesday by 2,200 Teamsters on New Contract
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity
George Harrison
#1 at the box office
Scrooge
$555,500
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
Koza riot: After a series of hit-and-runs and other vehicular incidents involving American service personnel, roughly 5,000 Okinawans take to the streets, clashing with American law enforcement in protest against the U.S. occupation of Okinawa.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Binali Yıldırım (1955)
- Martin Schulz (1955)
- Kim Young-sam (1927)
- Kim Ki-duk (1960)
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
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
20,256 days ago
(55 years, 181 days)