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Monday, January 4, 1960
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The Headlines
KENNEDY RENEWS BID ON PRIMARIES; He Challenges Symington and Johnson to Contest Pre-Convention Races Kennedy Renews His Challenge To Rivals to Enter Primaries
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
El Paso
Marty Robbins
#1 at the box office
Operation Petticoat
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Laser, Echo Satellite & Etch A Sketch.
Style of 1960
Silhouette: A-line and geometric (Mod)
Material: PVC and polyester
- Miniskirts
- Go-go boots
- Pixie cuts
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
24,259 days ago
(66 years, 169 days)