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On the date
Tuesday, August 23, 1960
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The Headlines
NEW SOVIET ENVOY HAILED IN HAVANA; Russian Is Given Red-Carpet Treatment -- Youths Open Catholic Congress Cuba Hails New Soviet Envoy; Castro Reviews Militia Parade
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Halimah Yacob (1954)
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
24,027 days ago
(65 years, 302 days)