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Tuesday, April 29, 1975
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The Headlines
Greenspan Sees Recession Continuing
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)
Tony Orlando and Dawn
#1 at the box office
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
$713,250
The must-have
Pet Rock
On This Day
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
Wikipedia →Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end. This happens after the Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Uma Thurman (1970)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
Trucker Cb
Funk Soul
Tech Check
Personal Computer (Altair 8800), Digital Camera & Laser Printer.
Cost of Living (1975)
Loaf of Bread
$0.36
Gallon of Gas
$0.57
Average Home
$39,300
New Car
$4,950
Time Elapsed
18,665 days ago
(51 years, 50 days)