June 24, 1951
The federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr that summer of 1951, and the Dow Jones sat at 269 — the Korean War ceasefire negotiations were underway, with the U.S. and Soviet-backed North Korea working through the United Nations toward a military truce that held the attention of the country all season long. At the movies, Mario Lanza was packing theaters in "The Great Caruso," while on the radio Nat "King" Cole's "Too Young" sat at the top of the charts for weeks. On June 14, the U.S. Census Bureau formally dedicated UNIVAC I, the first commercially produced electronic computer in the United States, marking a concrete turning point in how large-scale data processing would work going forward.
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Magazine Covers — June 24, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 24, 1951
President Urges Tighter Controls To Bar 'Disaster'; 'Distressed' By Pending Bills, He Warns Congress That Laxity Abets Inflation Cites Dangers To Nation Truman Bids Senate And House Heed Advisers' Forecast Of Greater Pressures
Lie Proposes Immediate Truce Talks; U. N. To Relay His Korea Plea To World; U. S. Remains Wary; Allies Are Hopeful; Phoned From Oslo Message Asks Military Cease-Fire To Precede . Negotiating Of Issues Entezam Will See Malik Assembly President Will Seek A Fuller Explanation Of The Soviet Peace Proposal Lie Makes Appeal For A Parley Now 'Sincerity Through Deeds' Korean Unity Held Basis
Control Extension Is Pushed As C.I.O. Warns Of Boycott; Senate Begins Debate--House Rules Group Clears Defense Measure For Floor Action Peace Feeler Confusing Rieve Says He Will Ask Unions To Ignore Any Law That Stabilizes Improperly
Moscow For Limiting Talks On Truce To Military Chiefs Of U.N. And North Koreans; Kirk Sees Gromyko 'Clarification' Of Soviet Bid Is Found Puzzling By Washington Aides Role Of Peiping Skirted Russian Holds Chinese Reds Officially Not In War--16 United Nations Voice Hope
World Events — June 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 24, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 24, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — June 24, 1951
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