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On the date
Wednesday, December 30, 1970
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The Headlines
RAIL SERVICE PLAN ASSAILED BY I. C. C.
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
Love Story
$983,770
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
Hurricane Creek mine disaster, near Hyden, Kentucky
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Rudyard Kipling (1865)
- Kersti Kaljulaid (1969)
- Tu Youyou (1930)
- Hideki Tojo (1884)
- Mike Pompeo (1963)
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
20,246 days ago
(55 years, 171 days)