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Friday, July 29, 1960
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The Headlines
GARBAGE TIE-UP EASED BY UNION; TEST DUE TODAY; Members Boo Order to End 2-Day Protest, but Many on Night Shifts Report GARBAGE TIE-UP EASED BY UNION
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
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
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
24,052 days ago
(65 years, 327 days)