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On the date
Tuesday, January 26, 1960
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The Headlines
U.S TO CONTINUE PATIENCE ON CUBA; President Weighs Situation With Advisers -- His View Is Expected Today U.S. TO CONTINUE PATIENCE ON CUBA
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
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1958)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953)
- Angela Davis (1944)
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
24,238 days ago
(66 years, 148 days)