August 31, 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.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 31, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 31, 1951
Acheson Is Hopeful On Japanese Pact; Americans Off For Peace Treaty Talks
Senators Ask War On Crime By Private National Council; Kefauver Committee, In Its Final Report, Proposes Group To Coordinate Work Of Local Citizens' Commissions Council Proposed For War On Crime 3 Reports Made Previously Grant Asked For Council Barbiturate Curb Asked
Foreign Aid Fund Of $7,286,250,000 Passed By Senate; Bill, Which Is $1,213,750,000 Under Total Truman Asked, Is Approved 61 To 5 Europe To Receive Less Economic Assistance Sum Is Cut $250,000,000 Near East Gets $37,500,000 More Truman Proposals Ignored Near East Fund Raised Foreign Aid Bill Passed By Senate
Conference Opens; President Says Meeting Will Show Who Wants Peace Or Warfare Asks No Malice In Talks Truman Notes Treaty Curbs On Tokyo'S Militarism-- Session Rules Discussed
World Events — August 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 31, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — August 31, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — August 31, 1951
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