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What was happening in
1960

Nobel Peace Prize: Albert John Luthuli (South Africa)
Berry Gordy borrows $800 and starts Motown Records
Nobel prize in Chemistry Willard Frank Libby
Earnest Evans changes his name to Chubby Checker
Olympic Games held in Rome
New words, Anchorman, sit-in, cosmonaut, bluegrass, laser, compact car
NBA Championship - Boston d. St. Louis Hawks (4-3)
World Population: 3.039 billion
American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, shot down over Russia (May 1).
Stanley Cup - Montreal d. Toronto (4-0)
There are 900 US military advisers in South Vietnam. Background: Vietnam War
John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon in a closely-fought presidential race.
NCAA Basketball Championship - Ohio St. d. California (75-55)
John Coltrane forms his own quartet and becomes the voice of jazz's New Wave movement.
NCAA Football Champions - Minnesota (AP, UPI, NFF) (8-2-0) & Mississippi (FW) (10-0-1)
Seventy million people watch the presidential debate between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon.
Echo I, the first communications satellite, is launched.
Harper Lee wins a Pulitzer Prize for To Kill a Mockingbird
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cassius Clay wins Olympic gold in boxing
Pete Rozell becomes NFL commissioner
Vice President: Richard M. Nixon
Black sit-in at Greensboro, N.C., diner receives national attention. Background: Civil Rights
World Series - Pittsburgh d. NY Yankees (4-3)
Ninety percent of U.S. homes have a television set.
The first working laser is built by T. H. Maiman (US).
US Population: 180,671,158
Nick Holonayk invents the digital display for the pocket calculator and electronic watches
US Life expectancy: 69.7 years
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer is another best seller
NASA launches Tiros I, the first weather satellite. Background: Space Exploration
Kentucky Derby Champion - Venetian Way
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho terrifies movie-goers and becomes one of the year's most successful films, as well as one of the most memorable psychological thrillers.
Do you remember any of these Slang Words
Advise and Consent by Allen Drury is a best seller
Other happenings from 1960

Music From 1960
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Billboard Top 10
1. You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
2. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
3. Twist, The - Chubby Checker
4. Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters
5. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
6. Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
7. Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
8. Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures
9. Alley-Oop - The Hollywood Argyles
10. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

Top Albums
Nice `n' Easy - Frank Sinatra
Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder and the All Stars
The Sound of Music - original cast

Song of the Year
“Theme From Exodus”

Top TV Shows from 1960
From the 1960's Flashback

Gunsmoke
Wagon Train
Have Gun, will travel
The Andy Griffith Show
The Real McCoys
Rawhide
Candid Camera
The Untouchables
The Price is Right
The Jack Benny Show
Dennis the Menace
The Danny Thomas Show
My Three Sons
77 Sunset Strip
The Ed Sullivan Show
Perry Mason
Bonanza
The Flintstones
The Red Skelton Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Greatest Films of 1960
From www.filmsite.org

The Apartment (1960), 125 minutes, D: Billy Wilder
Butterfield 8 (1960), 109 minutes, D: Daniel Mann
Elmer Gantry (1960), 146 minutes, D: Richard Brooks
Inherit the Wind (1960), 127 minutes, D: Stanley Kramer
Peeping Tom (1960), 109 minutes, D: Michael Powell
Psycho (1960), 109 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock
Spartacus (1960), 185 minutes, D: Stanley Kubrick
The Sundowners (1960), 133 minutes, D: Fred Zinnemann
The Time Machine (1960), 103 minutes, D: George Pal
Wild River (1960), 115 minutes, D: Elia Kazan

Academy Award, Best Picture: Ben-Hur, Sam Zimbalist, producer (MGM)
Oscars awarded in 1960

TV Commercials of the 60's

Cost of Living

Gallon of Milk.............$1.04
Loaf of Bread.............$0.20
Dozen of eggs.............$0.94
Postage Stamp............$0.04
Min. Wage /Hr...........$1.00
Gallon of Gas.............$0.25
New Car..................$2,275
New Home.............$30,000
Average Income........$5,199

New Toys

Aggravation
Hi-Ho! Cherry-O
Automatic Cape Canaveral Play list
Mr. Machine
Give-A-Show Projector
Etch-A-Sketch