July 25, 1953
The federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr that summer of 1953, and the Dow Jones sat at 281 — the Korean War armistice was being actively negotiated, with Congress leaving the fate of a truce agreement to President Eisenhower as fighting continued on the peninsula. On American screens and radio waves, "I Love Lucy" had just won the Emmy for best comedy and Eddie Fisher's "I'm Walking Behind You" sat at the top of the music charts. That July, Austrian climber Hermann Buhl completed the first ascent of Nanga Parbat in the Pakistan Himalayas — the world's ninth highest mountain — reaching the 26,660-foot summit alone, without supplemental oxygen, on a German-Austrian expedition.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 25, 1953
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 25, 1953
Half Of Billion Cut In Aid Restored By Senate Group; Action Follows Warning On Effect Of Deep House Slash -- Mccarthy Proposal To Penalize Traders With Reds Loses
President Is Happy; But Warns In Broadcast That Global Peace Is Yet To Be Achieved
Congress Cautious In Korean Comment; Responsibility For Truce Fate Left To President -- Knowland Opposes Neutrals' Role Congress Cautious In Korean Comment
Rhee Voices Faith U. S. Will Resume War If Talks Fail; Korean President Says Refusal To Act To Unify Country Would Be 'Inconceivable' Pleased At Dulles Visit Asserts Robertson Promised Truce Limit -- Wants Soviet At Postwar Conference Rhee Predicts U. S. Will Resume War
World Events — July 1953
Time Person of the Year — 1953
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 25, 1953
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1953
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — July 25, 1953
On the field
Sports Champions — July 25, 1953
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