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Friday, July 22, 1960
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The Headlines
Kennedy Campaign To Open in Hawaii, With Alaska Next; KENNEDY TO BEGIN IN HAWAII, ALASKA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I'm Sorry
Brenda Lee
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Willem Dafoe (1955)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
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
24,059 days ago
(65 years, 334 days)