What Was 1960 Like in the US?

If you were born in 1960, you arrived at the beginning of an era that would shake everything loose.

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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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