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Tuesday, September 16, 1975
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The Headlines
Sadai Assails ‘Pressure’ By Palestinians and Soviet
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Fame
David Bowie
#1 at the box office
Jaws †
$972,589
The must-have
Pet Rock
On This Day
Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
Wikipedia →Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.
Wikipedia →The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Henry V of England (1386)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
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
18,525 days ago
(50 years, 275 days)