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Monday, December 12, 1960
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The Headlines
300 ARE WOUNDED; Europeans Retaliate for Algerian Acts of Terrorism TROOPS IN ALGIERS KILL 61 IN RIOTING
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
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Rajinikanth (1950)
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
23,917 days ago
(65 years, 192 days)