How many years ago was 1960?

How long ago was 1960?

To put into perspective how long ago 1960 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1960 is now 86 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1960 are now 78–84 years old.
• Most of the people who were born in 1960 are retired.
• Six decades have passed since then.
• Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy were still alive.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 97 inches since 1960.
• There have been roughly 3,380 weekends since then.
• Names such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Sean Connery were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston, "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning, "Theme From A Summer Place" by Percy Faith, "Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley, and "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers.
• Films such as "Exodus", "Cinderfella", "Ben-Hur", "BUtterfield 8", "Midnight Lace", and "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" were playing at movie theaters in 1960.
• Nobody knew what a lava lamp was.
• The Earth has travelled 293 billion miles through space since 1960.
• Video game consoles did not exist in 1960.
• People were using rotary phones.
• Pocket calculators didn't exist.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 163 centimeters since 1960.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 130–195 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 260 seasons of weather.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1960.
• The miniskirt wasn't popular yet.
• "The Andy Griffith Show", "Route 66", and "Danger Man" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.