Monday, May 16, 1960

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The Headlines

Scientists Find Clue To Heredity's Code; CLUE DISCOVERED TO HEREDITY CODE

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Stuck on You

Elvis Presley

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Pierce Brosnan (1953)
• Henry Fonda (1905)
• Pope Innocent XI (1611)
• Celâl Bayar (1883)
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)

Slang

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)