Wednesday, September 14, 1960

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The Headlines

HENNINGS IS DEAD; MISSOURI SENATOR; Leader in Defense of Civil Rights and Supreme Court Senator Hennings Is Dead at 57; Leader on Civil Liberties Issues

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Twist

Chubby Checker

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.

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• Congo Crisis: Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Pope Leo XIV (1955)
• Alexander von Humboldt (1769)
• Francisco de Quevedo (1580)
• Renzo Piano (1937)
• Margaret Sanger (1879)

Slang

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)