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Wednesday, December 28, 1960
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The Headlines
KENNEDY SELECTS NAVY SECRETARY; Names John B. Connally Jr., Johnson Aide -- Appoints Highway Administrator KENNEDY CHOOSES NAVY SECRETARY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
Exodus
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Liu Xiaobo (1955)
- Denzel Washington (1954)
- Stan Lee (1922)
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
23,900 days ago
(65 years, 175 days)