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Saturday, September 10, 1960
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The Headlines
U.S. SCORES CURB ON BERLIN TRAVEL; BLAMES RUSSIANS; Says Soviet Bears Complete Responsibility and Will Be Accountable for Effects U.S. SCORES CURB ON BERLIN TRAVEL
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
It's Now or Never
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
On This Day
At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Compton (1892)
- Colin Firth (1960)
- Karl Lagerfeld (1933)
- Pope Julius III (1487)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839)
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
24,009 days ago
(65 years, 284 days)