January 11, 1951
By the winter of 1951, Truman was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr — and the United States Senate had just voted to ask the United Nations to bar Communist China from membership, a direct consequence of Chinese forces fighting against American troops in Korea. On the entertainment front, Patti Page's "The Tennessee Waltz" was sitting at the top of the music charts, while moviegoers were lining up to see "Harvey," the box office hit starring Jimmy Stewart. The Los Angeles Rams were the NFL champions that season, and on February 25, athletes from across the Western Hemisphere gathered in Buenos Aires for the opening of the first Pan American Games, a landmark international sporting event that would go on to become a permanent fixture in the Americas.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 11, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 11, 1951
A Peacetime High; Arms And Foreign Aid Take 69% Of Total-- Fair Deal Included It Is Tied To Defense Sentiment In Congress Accepts Military Cost, Is Cool To Others Gives Revised 1951 Figures Revenue Record Set In 1949 President Submits 71 Billion Budget Free Service Insurance Asked Military Outlay 'Tentative' Atomic Budget Expanded Holds Public Works Necessary Contends U.S. Can Carry Load Also Disability Insurance
World Events — January 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 11, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 11, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — January 11, 1951
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