From the day
On the date
Saturday, November 5, 1960
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The Headlines
De Gaulle Moves Closer To Offer to Free Algeria; Demands Only That Cease-Fire Exist Before Political Agreement -- Hints He May Take Issue to French Voters DE GAULLE WIDENS OFFER TO ALGERIA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
#1 at the box office
Midnight Lace
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Vivien Leigh (1913)
- Bryan Adams (1959)
- Tilda Swinton (1960)
- Vandana Shiva (1952)
- William Daniel Phillips (1948)
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
23,954 days ago
(65 years, 229 days)