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Wednesday, August 17, 1960
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT'S PLAN ON AID APPROVED; Senate Group Backs Idea of Economic Assistance to Latin America PRESIDENT'S PLAN ON AID APPROVED
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
It's Now or Never
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
Ocean's 11
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
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
24,033 days ago
(65 years, 308 days)