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On the date
Friday, August 13, 1971
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The Headlines
LINDSAY'S CHANCE IN NATIONAL RACE IS REPORTED SLIM Democratic Chiefs Put Him Far Behind Others Who Bid for Presidency PARTY RESPONSE MIXED Some Democrats Welcome Mayor, but Others Are Cool and Even Critical
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Bee Gees
#1 at the box office
The Andromeda Strain
$479,000
The must-have
Uno
You Share a Birthday With
- Fidel Castro (1926)
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
- Frederick Sanger (1918)
- Karl Liebknecht (1871)
- John Logie Baird (1888)
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
20,020 days ago
(54 years, 310 days)