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On the date
Wednesday, June 15, 1960
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The Headlines
MASSIVE WELCOME; Crowd Put at Million -- Garcia Calls Visit a Homecoming CROWD IN MANILA PUT AT A MILLION Garcia, Recalling Past Ties, Terms Visit a Homecoming -- Protests Are Few
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
- Xi Jinping (1953)
- Yuri Andropov (1914)
- Edvard Grieg (1843)
- Johnny Hallyday (1943)
- Jim Varney (1949)
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
24,096 days ago
(66 years, 6 days)