June 20, 1950
The federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr that summer of 1950, and the Dow Jones sat at 235 — the Korean War had begun just weeks earlier, with North Korean forces pushing south and U.S. troops rushing to hold the line around Pusan. At the movies, audiences were turning out for "Father of the Bride" with Spencer Tracy, while on the radio Nat "King" Cole's "Mona Lisa" sat at the top of the charts. That June, French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal made history by reaching the summit of Annapurna, becoming the first climbers ever to stand atop a peak higher than 8,000 metres.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 20, 1950
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 20, 1950
Senate Units Vote Arms Aid Program For A Second Year; President Keeps Power To Use 10% Of $1,222,500,000 Fund For A Crisis Spot In Europe But Must Consult Allies China Area Gets $75,000,000 In Bill--Lodge Plan To Draw On E.C.A. Money Rejected Is Expected To Meet Objection Senate Units Vote Arms Aid Program
Extension Of Draft For 3 Years Passed In Senate Wrangle; Civil Rights In Armed Services And Authority Of President Are Points Of Dispute Measure Sent To House Joint Resolution Sets A 15-Day Stop-Gap Period To Allow Both Houses To Agree
World Events — June 1950
Time Person of the Year — 1950
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 20, 1950
On the bookshelf
On the television
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 20, 1950
On the field
Sports Champions — June 20, 1950
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