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Monday, March 21, 1960
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The Headlines
REPRISALS FEARED IN PAYOLA INQUIRY; Many Are Found Reluctant to Talk of Clark's Activity REPRISAL FEARED IN PAYOLA INQUIRY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Theme from A Summer Place
Percy Faith
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
On This Day
Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Jair Bolsonaro (1955)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Ayrton Senna (1960)
- Gary Oldman (1958)
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
24,182 days ago
(66 years, 92 days)