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Saturday, February 13, 1960

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The Headlines

KHRUSHCHEV SAYS CAPITALISM LIMPS; Soviet Economy Is Thriving. He Tells Indians -- Holds Long Parley With Nehru KHRUSHCHEV SAYS CAPITALISM LIMPS

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Teen Angel

Mark Dinning

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

  • With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.

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  • Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1960

  • Yabba Dabba Doo!

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

24,219 days ago

(66 years, 129 days)