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On the date
Wednesday, February 10, 1960
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The Headlines
British Doubt Soviet Stiffens on Berlin; SOVIET LINE FAILS TO DISMAY BRITAIN
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
- Bertolt Brecht (1898)
- Boris Pasternak (1890)
- Harold Macmillan (1894)
- Lee Hsien Loong (1952)
- Walter Brattain (1902)
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
24,222 days ago
(66 years, 132 days)