May 1, 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 — May 1, 1956
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 1, 1956
Eisenhower Joins Dulles In Pushing Foreign Aid Plan; 'Wide Area Of Agreement' Is Reported After Bipartisan White House Parley Secretary Makes Plea He Tells Senate Committee Entire Program Is Needed Despite Soviet Shifts Senators Encouraged Eisenhower And Dulles Press Fight For Foreign Aid Program Gives Reasons For Shift
U.N. Chief Meets Ben-Gurion Today; Last Phase Of Mideast Peace Effort Finds Israel Wary U.N. Chief Meets Ben-Gurion Today Ben-Gurion Is Irate The Issue Of El Auja Jordan Said To Accept Jordan River Project
World Events — May 1956
Time Person of the Year — 1956
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 1, 1956
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1955–56 Season
Emmy Winners — 1956
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 1, 1956
On the field
Sports Champions — May 1, 1956
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