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Wednesday, February 3, 1960
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The Headlines
KERALA REDS LOSE TO 3-PARTY FRONT; Coalition Government Likely in Indian State -- 5 Ousted Ministers Are Defeated KERALA REDS LOSE TO 3-PARTY FRONT
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Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
On This Day
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government was likely to support decolonisation.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Joachim Löw (1960)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
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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
24,230 days ago
(66 years, 140 days)