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Friday, February 12, 1960
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The Headlines
FRENCH REFORMS CHEER ALGERIANS; Rebels in Tunis Buoyed by Civil and Army Clean-Up FRENCH REFORMS CHEER ALGERIANS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
#1 at the box office
On the Beach
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
24,220 days ago
(66 years, 130 days)