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On the date
Monday, May 17, 1971
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The Headlines
4 Democratic Contenders Raise Curtainin Wisconsin
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
#1 at the box office
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
$357,500
The must-have
Uno
You Share a Birthday With
- Enya (1961)
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
Microprocessor (Intel 4004), Email & Soft Contact Lenses.
Cost of Living (1970)
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Gallon of Gas
$0.36
Average Home
$17,000
New Car
$3,450
Time Elapsed
20,109 days ago
(55 years, 34 days)