January 20, 1958
By the winter of 1958, Eisenhower was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.00/hr — the United States was actively debating whether control of its emerging space program should rest with the military or a new civilian agency, a question Congress was already moving to resolve with a 78-1 Senate vote to establish a dedicated space committee. On screen, Marlon Brando's "Sayonara" was drawing audiences to theaters, while on television, "Gunsmoke" held its position as the country's top-rated show, with Americans also reading Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" in large numbers after its long-delayed arrival in English. The Baltimore Colts claimed the NFL championship that winter, and on December 14, a Soviet expedition made history by becoming the first team ever to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, one of the most remote and difficult-to-access points on Earth.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 20, 1958
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 20, 1958
Eisenhower Urges '58 Campaign Ban On Defense Issue; Hails Party'S 5-Year Record In Chicago Talk Opening The Congressional Drive Scoffs At Pessimists Declares Nation Is Strong -Restates Pledge To Act On Reorganizing Pentagon President Asks Campaign Ban On National Security As Issue
Senators Offer Program To Win 'Survival Race'; Inquiry Into Missile Defense Charts Course Of Action To Thwart Soviet Union House Votes Fund Bill 1.2 Billion Measure Would Speed Up Work In Areas Suggested By Panel Senators Offer Plan On Defense
World Events — January 1958
Time Person of the Year — 1958
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 20, 1958
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1957–58 Season
Emmy Winners — 1958
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 20, 1958
On the field
Sports Champions — January 20, 1958
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