June 21, 1956
The federal minimum wage stood at $1.00/hr that summer of 1956, and the Dow Jones sat at 499 — while the Suez Canal crisis was building overseas, with Britain, France, and Egypt locked in a standoff over control of the waterway that carried a third of the world's oil. On American screens and radio dials, "I Love Lucy" was finishing its run as the country's top-rated television show, while Gogi Grant's "Wayward Wind" held the number one spot on the pop charts for weeks that season. On July 8th, an Austrian mountaineering team made the first successful ascent of Gasherbrum II in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan-China border, one of the world's fourteen peaks above 8,000 meters, adding another entry to the short list of summits that had ever been reached by human climbers.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 21, 1956
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 21, 1956
Senate Expected To Vote Increase In Air Force Fund; Democrats Ask Billion Above President'S Goal--Wilson Calls Rise Plans 'Phony' Move Linked To Aid Cut Foreign Program Reduction Indicated Despite Urgings Of The Administration Knowland Gives View Risk In Air Funds Likely In Senate
Senate Outraged By Hunt For 'Bug; Security Check On Lehman'S Office Is Protested Senators Outraged At Pentagon For 'Bug' Hunt In Lehman Office
World Events — June 1956
Time Person of the Year — 1956
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 21, 1956
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1955–56 Season
Emmy Winners — 1956
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 21, 1956
On the field
Sports Champions — June 21, 1956
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