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On the date

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 →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1960

  • Yabba Dabba Doo!

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)