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Monday, November 14, 1960
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The Headlines
JUNTA CHIEF OUSTS 14 TURKISH AIDES; General Shakes Up Regime -- Moderates Seen Gaining JUNTA CHIEF OUSTS 14 TURKISH AIDES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles
#1 at the box office
BUtterfield 8
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
On This Day
Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889)
- Charles III (1948)
- Claude Monet (1840)
- Astrid Lindgren (1907)
- Condoleezza Rice (1954)
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
23,944 days ago
(65 years, 219 days)