Monday, July 11, 1960

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The Headlines

Eisenhower and Herter Confer; Seek Hemisphere Unity on Cuba; PRESIDENT SEES HERTER ON CUBA

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Alley Oop

Hollywood Argyles

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.

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• Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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• France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso) and Niger.

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You Share a Birthday With

• John Quincy Adams (1767)
• Giorgio Armani (1934)
• Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
• Robert the Bruce (1274)
• Yul Brynner (1920)

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)