Wednesday, July 20, 1960

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The Headlines

INTEGRATE BY '61, DELAWARE TOLD; U.S. Court Strikes Down Grade-a-Year Plan INTEGRATE BY '61, DELAWARE TOLD

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I'm Sorry

Brenda Lee

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Petrarch (1304)
• Edmund Hillary (1919)
• Gregor Mendel (1822)
• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
• Mahmud II (1789)

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)