1960 The Year I was Born

Sunday's Child

Monday's Child is fair of face Tuesday's Child is full of grace Wednesday's Child is full of woe Thursday's Child has far to go Friday's Child is loving and giving Saturday's Child works hard for a living But Sunday's Child is fair and wise, and good and gay

Top Songs for 1960

Running Bear by Johnny Preston   •   Theme from A Summer Place by Percy Faith My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own by Connie Francis   •   Teen Angel by Mark Dinning Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley   •   Cathy's Clown by Everly Brothers It's Now or Never by Elvis Presley   •   Save the Last Dance for Me by Drifters Stuck On You by Elvis Presley

1960 Prices

US President

Bread: Milk: Eggs: Car: Gas: House: Stamp: Avg Income: Min Wage: DOW Avg:

$0.20/loaf $1.04/gal $0.90/doz $2,275 $0.31/gal $18,500 $0.04/ea $6,227/yr $1.00/hr 616

Dwight D. Eisenhower

US Vice President

Richard M. Nixon

Academy Award Winners

Best Picture: The Apartment                      Directed By Billy Wilder Best Actor: Burt Lancaster                    in Elmer Gantry Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor                      in Butterfield 8

On TV

Alfred Hitchcock Presents   •   The Twilight Zone   •   Bonanza The Flinstones   •   Leave it to Beaver   •   I Love Lucy   •   Gunsmoke The Ed Sullivan Show   •   The Andy Griffith Show   •   Perry Mason

Hot New Toys

Aggravation   •   Etch-A-Sketch   •   Hi-Ho! Cherry-O Give-A-Show Projector   •   Atomic Cape Canaveral Playset   •   Mr. Machine

Top Books

Onion John by Joseph Krumgold   •   The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell

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