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Saturday, January 30, 1960
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The Headlines
CRISIS IN ALGERIA STIRS WASHINGTON; U.S. Watches With Concern but Avoids Comment -- Senators Back Paris CRISIS IN ALGERIA STIRS WASHINGTON
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Running Bear
Johnny Preston
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
On This Day
The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
- Dick Cheney (1941)
- Islam Karimov (1938)
- Phil Collins (1951)
- Olof Palme (1927)
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
24,233 days ago
(66 years, 143 days)