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On the date
Thursday, August 10, 1972
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The Headlines
Front Page 2 ‐‐ No Title
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
#1 at the box office
The Godfather †
$719,200
The must-have
Pong (Atari)
You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
- Antonio Banderas (1960)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
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
19,657 days ago
(53 years, 312 days)