On the date

Thursday, January 21, 1960

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The Headlines

BIG GROWTH SEEN; Plea Is Renewed for Cut in the Debt and Bond Ceiling Repeal PRESIDENT FINDS ECONOMY SOUND

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Johnny Preston

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1960

Tech Check

Laser, Echo Satellite & Etch A Sketch.

Style of 1960

Silhouette: A-line and geometric (Mod)

Material: PVC and polyester

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

24,242 days ago

(66 years, 152 days)