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Sunday, July 24, 1960
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The Headlines
BONDS EXPECTED TO CLIMB HIGHER; Large Price Gains, However, Stir Memories of 'Boom and Bust' of 1958 AUT ECONOMY DIFFERS federal Surplus and Higher Yield Basis at Start of Present Rise Cited BONDS EXPECTED TO CLIMB HIGHER
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
- Simón Bolívar (1783)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802)
- Amelia Earhart (1897)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
- Robert Graves (1895)
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
24,058 days ago
(65 years, 333 days)