From the day
On the date
Friday, June 16, 1972
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The Headlines
Judge Grants Writ Barring Sick Calls By Fire Officers
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Candy Man
Sammy Davis Jr.
#1 at the box office
The Godfather †
$1,633,600
The must-have
Pong (Atari)
On This Day
The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Tupac Shakur (1971)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Jürgen Klopp (1967)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
Video Games (Pong), C Programming Language & HBO (Cable TV).
Cost of Living (1970)
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Gallon of Gas
$0.36
Average Home
$17,000
New Car
$3,450
Time Elapsed
19,712 days ago
(54 years, 2 days)