Monday, September 26, 1960

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The Headlines

U.S. FAILS 5TH TIME TO ORBIT THE MOON; Malfunction of Middle Stage Puts Instrument Sphere Into the Indian Ocean U.S. FAILS 5TH TIME TO ORBIT THE MOON

#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

On This Day

• In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

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You Share a Birthday With

• T. S. Eliot (1888)
• Martin Heidegger (1889)
• Pope Paul VI (1897)
• Ivan Pavlov (1849)
• Manmohan Singh (1932)

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)