Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" by Henry Mancini
In the UK:
"Something In The Air" by Thunderclap Newman
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Cesar Chavez
(TIME Cover: July the 4th, 1969)
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Famous people born on the 5th of July: |
1717 - Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)
1889 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. 1963)
1901 - Sergey Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master (d. 1992)
1911 - Georges Pompidou, President of France (d. 1974)
1950 - Huey Lewis, American musician
1979 - Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player
1980 - Eva Green, actress
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1969 |
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Samuel Beckett
1906-1989
for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation
Ireland
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1969 (USA) |
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$0.62 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1969 |
Midnight Cowboy
directed by John Schlesinger
with Dustin Hoffman (Ratso Rizzo), Jon Voight (Joe Buck) and Sylvia Miles (Cass)
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Designed in 1969 |
The Atomic floor lamp
by J.T. Kalmar |
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