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Sunday, July 10, 1960
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The Headlines
JOHNSON LETTERS DEGATHLON MARK; Registers 8,683 Points for A.A.U. Title and a Berth on U.S. Olympic Team JOHNSON BETTERS DECATHLON MARK
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Alley Oop
Hollywood Argyles
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Alice Munro (1931)
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
24,071 days ago
(65 years, 346 days)