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WHAT A YEAR IT WAS! 1960
is a nostalgic,
informative, fun,
sometimes
tongue-in-cheek look
back at the headline
events in world news,
human interest, sports,
fashion, entertainment,
science, medicine and
the people who helped
change our lives
forever. President
Eisenhower signs the
Civil Rights Act,
American U-2 spy plane
pilot Gary Francis
Powers is shot down in
Soviet territory, Castro
assails the U.S., South
African natives protest
against apartheid, John
F. Kennedy defeats
Richard Nixon in one of
the closest presidential
elections in history and
Elvis leaves the Army.
“Ben Hur” gets best
picture Oscar, “Camelot”
opens on Broadway, “The
Miracle Worker” wins a
Tony, “The Flintstones”
is the first prime time
TV animated sitcom,
“Route 66” and “My Three
Sons” debut, last of
radio daytime soaps go
off the air and beloved
movie star Clark Gable
dies at 59. Doris Day,
Cary Grant, Rock Hudson
and Elizabeth Taylor are
top box-office draws,
Warren Beatty, Troy
Donohue and Tuesday Weld
are stars of tomorrow
picks, Elvis breaks our
hearts with “Are You
Lonesome Tonight?,”
Ricky Nelson sings
“Young Emotions” and Ray
Charles records “Georgia
On My Mind” which wins a
Grammy. The baby boom
continues with future
film stars Hugh Grant,
Antonio Banderas and
James Spader making
their first appearance.
Other babies joining the
diaper brigade are Sarah
Brightman and Branford
Marsalis starting off on
a good note, the baby
with the golden pitching
arm Fernando Valenzuela
and David Duchovny who
wasn’t quite sure how he
got here. Consumers
shell out $.26 for a
quart of milk and $.21
for a loaf of bread,
dentists recommend
"Crest" for cavity
reduction, girls get
“Chatty Cathy,”
secretaries correct the
errors of their ways
with “Type-Out” and the
curtain goes up on
in-flight entertainment.
Winning their first
World Series since 1927,
the Pittsburgh Pirates
beat the New York
Yankees 4-3, Ernie Banks
and Mickey Mantle are
the year’s home run
kings, Ted Williams
plays his last game
hitting a 420-foot home
run and Navy halfback
Joe Bellino wins the
Heisman Trophy. What
about you? Where were
you in 1960? Was that
the year you were born
or got married,
graduated high school or
college or started your
own business? Whatever
personal meaning that
year holds for you,
“WHAT A YEAR IT WAS!”
1960 will bring a
wistful smile to your
face as you relive that
very special time.
1960 What A Year It Was!
Yearbook
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