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Saturday, August 20, 1960
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The Headlines
Rockefeller Spurns City on Registration; GOVERNOR SPURNS REGISTRATION BID
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
On This Day
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944)
- Slobodan Milošević (1941)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
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
24,030 days ago
(65 years, 305 days)