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Saturday, February 6, 1960
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The Headlines
F.C.C. PLANS RULE TO BAN TV FIXING; Would Require Notice on Air if Quiz Were Rehearsed F.C.C. PLANS RULE TO BAR TV FIXING
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Ronald Reagan (1911)
- Bob Marley (1945)
- François Truffaut (1932)
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665)
- Eva Braun (1912)
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
24,226 days ago
(66 years, 136 days)