June 13, 1957
The federal minimum wage stood at $1.00/hr that summer of 1957, and the Dow Jones sat at 436 — the International Geophysical Year had just launched, bringing together scientists from 64 nations to study the Earth and sun in an unprecedented global research effort that included plans from both the United States and the Soviet Union to put satellites into orbit. On American television, "Gunsmoke" was the top-rated drama and Emmy winner that summer, while Elvis Presley held the number one spot on the charts with "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear." On July 16th, Marine Major John Glenn set a new transcontinental speed record, piloting an F8U supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes, and 8 seconds — the fastest coast-to-coast flight in American history to that point.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 13, 1957
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 13, 1957
Haiti'S President Ousted By Army; Principals In Military Coup In Haiti
Humphrey Backs Economic Policy As Inflation Bar; Administration Has Brought Unequaled Prosperity To Nation, He Declares Tight Money Defended Secretary, At Senate Inquiry, Warns Opponents Seek To Create 'Artificial' Dollars Byrd Heads Committee Humphrey Backs Economic Record Treasury 'Crisis' Denied
Senate Ratifies Peace-Atom Pact; Votes Plan For Global Agency As Proposed By President Senate Ratifies Peace-Atom Pact Argument By Bricker
World Events — June 1957
Time Person of the Year — 1957
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 13, 1957
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1956–57 Season
Emmy Winners — 1957
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 13, 1957
On the field
Sports Champions — June 13, 1957
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