June 28, 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.
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Magazine Covers — June 28, 1957
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 28, 1957
Bill To Protect F.B.I. File Voted By Senate Group; Subcommittee Backs Move To Provide Only 'Relevant' Data To Defendants Brownell Makes Plea Says Supreme Court Ruling Stirs 'Grave Emergency In Law Enforcement'
Geophysical Year Starts As World Studies Sun Storm; Scientists Of 64 Countries Turn To Instruments For 18 Months Of Research Men Stand By At Poles Whole Earth Focus Of Joint Effort--U.S. And Soviet To Launch Satellites Men On Mountain Peaks Sun Storm Noted As I.G.Y. Begins
Dulles Calls Aim End Of Red Rule; Says He Seeks A Peaceful Liberation Of Peoples In Red China And Soviet No Timetable Is Set Points Made By Dulles Dulles Calls Aim End Of Red Rule Action Taken By Dulles Contrast In Policy Noted
World Events — June 1957
Time Person of the Year — 1957
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 28, 1957
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1956–57 Season
Emmy Winners — 1957
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 28, 1957
On the field
Sports Champions — June 28, 1957
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