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- X-15 (No. 1) , piloted by Joseph A. Walker of NASA, achieved a speed of Mach 3.2 and an altitude of 78,000 feet on May 12
- First launch of a missile from a nuclear powered submarine on March 25 was accomplished with Vought’s Regulus I from USS Halibut off Oahu, Hawaii.
- On September 21 a USAF/Vought Blue Scout rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral to an altitude of 16,600 miles.
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X-15 Number 1
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Songs From 1960
“Never on Sunday”
“Let’s Do the Twist”
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Other Facts from 1960
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President: Dwight Eisenhower
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Average annual income
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$5,199
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New car
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$2,610
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Loaf of bread
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$0.20
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Gallon of milk
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$1.04
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Gallon of gas
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$0.26
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Dow Jones Average 566 to 685
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