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Friday, June 3, 1960
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The Headlines
SOVIET ASKS RIGHT TO EXAMINE BOMBS IN U.S. ATOM TESTS; Delegate at Geneva Parley Denies Moscow Will Hold Own Subsurface Blasts MOSCOW DEMANDS TO EXAMINE BOMBS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Raúl Castro (1931)
- George V (1865)
- Josephine Baker (1906)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926)
- Jefferson Davis (1808)
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
24,108 days ago
(66 years, 18 days)