At A Glance

10 November 1960 at a glance

Day of the week
10 November 1960 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Save the Last Dance for Me” by The Drifters.
Top Film of 1960
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
Bestselling Novel of 1960
“Advise and Consent” by Allen Drury was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1960.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Gunsmoke” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1960–61 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 November 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 November 1960 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 10 November

  • 1951 With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
  • 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
  • 1958 The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
  • 1967 The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968.
  • 1969 National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.

Famous people born on November 10

  • Zoey Deutch, American actress (born 1994)
  • Drew Lock, American football player (born 1996)
  • Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (1977–2009)
  • Walton Goggins, American actor and producer (born 1971)

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Events of 1960 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 9 – Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • February 29 – The first Playboy Club opens in Chicago.
  • May 16 – Theodore Maiman operates the first laser.

Life in the US in 1960

President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gas (per gallon)

$0.31

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Average House

$11,900

Weekly Wage

$86

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

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