From the day
On the date
Friday, March 25, 1960
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The Headlines
Air Force Planning Bomarc Missile Cut; Air Force Plans Sharp Cutback For Bomarc Missile Program
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Elton John (1947)
- Aretha Franklin (1942)
- Béla Bartók (1881)
- Catherine of Siena (1347)
- Norman Borlaug (1914)
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
24,179 days ago
(66 years, 89 days)