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Friday, January 15, 1960
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The Headlines
U. S. JURY REFUSES LYNCH INDICTMENT; Finds No Basis for Action in Mississippi Case U.S. JURY REFUSES LYNCH INDICTMENT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Running Bear
Johnny Preston
#1 at the box office
Operation Petticoat
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929)
- Molière (1622)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918)
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809)
- Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850)
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
24,248 days ago
(66 years, 158 days)