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Thursday, December 8, 1960
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The Headlines
KENNEDY CHOOSES UDALL OF ARIZONA FOR INTERIOR JOB; Representative, 40, Pledges Conservation Action and Better Indian Care SENATOR WILL SEE RUSK Rockefeller Fund President Among Front Runners for Secretary of State Kennedy Names Udall for Interior
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
Ben-Hur †
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Jim Morrison (1943)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Kim Basinger (1953)
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
23,920 days ago
(65 years, 195 days)