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Coronado Islanders Class of 1960
First things first... CLICK HERE for some great Rock 'n Roll, while you visit the site. Let's get back into the 50's mood.
This hyperlink will take you to our Songs page. Here you will have choices of great 50s songs to select and listen to as you peruse our site. Enjoy.
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- Click on the hyperlinks for another means of travel to another page.
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We graduated on June 17, 1960. One hundred and forty-one of us left high school to set the world on fire.
For the first 19 years, we had no reunions. Our first reunion took place in August 1980... the big 20! Since then we have had reunions every five years.
Also, in 1992, we celebrated the milestone of most of us turning 50. Again, in 2002, we celebrated Class of '60 turning sixty.
We are now approaching our 50th reunion (see the countdown below)... to be celebrated June 10 through June 13, 2010.
CLICK HERE to visit our special guests who are invited to join us for our golden 50th.
Our 50th Reunion, 10 thru 13 June 2010
Coronado High School Class of 1960 has:
As you can see from the countdown clock above, our 50th reunion is quickly approaching. Please help us prepare for this milestone by sending us a recent picture and a short profile summarizing what you have been doing since graduation.
If you have ideas about what we should do, send them along also.
Need Coronado lodging next June? CLICK HERE for a listing of Coronado hotels and motels.
What was happening during our senior year?
| President: |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| Vice President: |
Richard Nixon |
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| Average Income: |
$5,199 |
| New Car: |
$2,610 |
| New House: |
$12,675 |
| Loaf of Bread: |
$0.20 |
| Gallon of Gas: |
$0.26 |
| Gallon of Milk: |
$1.04 |
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| Gold per Oz |
$35 |
| Silver per Oz |
$0.90 |
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| Dow Jones Avg |
566 to 685.47 |
| Minimum Wage: |
$1.00/hr |
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| US Population: |
177,830,000 |
| Life Expectancy: |
69.7 yrs |
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Some more 60's stuff.
Chubby Checker introduces The Twist at the Peppermint Lounge in New York.
A Japanese company introduces the first felt-tip pen.
Xerox introduces the first production paper copier machine.
Before 1960, 95% of soft drinks sold in the U.S. are furnished in reusable bottles, but in 1960 aluminum cans are used for the first time.
2,000 computers are delivered in the U.S.
Thomas S. Monaghan borrows $500 to buy a pizza parlor in Detroit and renames it "Domino's."
Peaceful sit-in demonstrators seek to integrate southern lunch counters.
Motown Records makes its first splash with "Shop Around" a #1 R&B hit by The Miracles.
Roy Orbison has his first major hit with "Only The Lonely" and helps to alter rock songwriting of the 60's to focus on more introspective issues.
The Ventures hit instrumental "Walk - Don't Run" leads to the creation of surf-rock which brings the electric guitar back into prominence.
Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army and immediately scores a series of hit singles and albums upon his return with a slightly less menacing, more mature persona.
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