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Thursday, June 30, 1960

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The Headlines

BUS STRIKERS FAIL TO SPREAD TIE-UP; Other Divisions Ignore Plea -- Settlement Hope Dim BUS STRIKERS FAIL TO SPREAD TIE-UP

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Everybody's Somebody's Fool

Connie Francis

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

  • Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1960

  • Yabba Dabba Doo!

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

24,081 days ago

(65 years, 356 days)