August 12, 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.
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Magazine Covers — August 12, 1953
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 12, 1953
Laborites Criticize Britain For Warning Reds On Truce; Party Rejects Any Commitments To Extend Hostilities -- Government Says It Is Not Bound To Act If Rhee Breaks Peace Laborites Attack Warning On Truce
Soviet Asks Talks On German Treaty Within Six Months; Proposes That An East-West Regime Be Set Up Now To Prepare For Poll U. S. Terms Note Vague Moscow'S Move Held Timed To Influence The Election In Bonn On Sept. 6 Soviet Note Urges A German Parley
World Events — August 1953
Time Person of the Year — 1953
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 12, 1953
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1953
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — August 12, 1953
On the field
Sports Champions — August 12, 1953
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