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On the date
Monday, November 21, 1960
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The Headlines
SCHOOLS MAY GET 9.7 MILLION MORE; Beame Proposes 77 Million for New Projects Under 1961 Capital Budget SCHOOLS MAY GET 9.7 MILLION MORE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Stay
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
#1 at the box office
BUtterfield 8
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Voltaire (1694)
- Pope Benedict XV (1854)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
- René Magritte (1898)
- Goldie Hawn (1945)
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
23,937 days ago
(65 years, 212 days)