March 24, 1956
Gas cost $0.30 a gallon in the spring of 1956, and the Dow Jones stood at 499 — the U.S. was pressing Egypt to join a ceasefire on the Israeli border as tensions in the Middle East kept American diplomats working through the season. On television, "I Love Lucy" remained the country's most-watched show, while readers were picking up William Brinkley's novel "Don't Go Near the Water" from the bestseller lists. The Philadelphia Warriors took the NBA title over the Fort Wayne Pistons that spring, the same season a British test aircraft called the Fairey Delta 2 became the first plane to exceed 1,000 miles per hour in level flight, setting a new world air speed record of 1,132 mph.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 24, 1956
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 24, 1956
Arabs Win Delay On U.S. Bid To U.N. To Act In Mideast; Security Council Defers Till April 3 Vote On Sending Hammarskjold To Area Lodge'S Plea Rebuffed He Asks Urgent Step In View Of 'Ominous Drift'--Soviet Leads Fight For Pause Russian Indicates Stand Arabs Win Delay On U.S. Bid In U.N. Prompt Action Is Sought
Iceland'S Parliament Asks U.S. Troops To Withdraw; Easing Of International Tension Is Cited --Bid Follows Fall Of Coalition Regime Over The Issue Of Foreign Forces First Unit Arrived In 1951. U.S. Awaits Official Word Iceland Deputies Bid Troops Leave Gruenther Cites Soviet Arming Nato Drive In U.S. Opens
World Events — March 1956
Time Person of the Year — 1956
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 24, 1956
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1955–56 Season
Emmy Winners — 1956
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 24, 1956
On the field
Sports Champions — March 24, 1956
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