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On the date
Tuesday, September 20, 1960
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The Headlines
Premier Watches Pickets in Harbor; Khrushchev Sees Boat Pickets As the Baltika Moves Up Harbor
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
Connie Francis
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
23,999 days ago
(65 years, 274 days)