September 3, 1958
That fall of 1958, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Eisenhower was in the White House — the United States was pressing the Soviet Union to return to talks over Germany and the broader tensions dividing East from West. On movie screens, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was drawing big crowds, and on the bestseller lists, Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" was the novel Americans were reading that season. The New York Yankees took the World Series over the Milwaukee Braves, and on September 12, Texas Instruments engineer Jack Kilby invented the first integrated circuit, a development that would quietly reshape every corner of modern life.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 3, 1958
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 3, 1958
President Calls Dulles For Talk On Taiwan Crisis; Two To Confer Tomorrow In Newport On 'Serious' Far East Situation U.S. Role Still In Doubt Secretary Sees Joint Chiefs Of Staff -- Chiang'S Envoy Is Confident Of Help President Calls Dulles For Talk
Mcelroy Says U. S. Leads Soviet In Military Strength; But He Tells American Legion Russia Probably Holds Icbm Advantage -- Lodge Calls For U. N. Space Plan Mcelroy Says U. S. Is Leading Soviet In Over-All Arms Power
Nasser Blasts U. S. On Israel, Taiwan; Says West Still Seeks To End Arab Nationalism--Cites Far East 'Intervention' Nasser Blasts U.S. On Israel, Taiwan
World Events — September 1958
Time Person of the Year — 1958
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 3, 1958
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1958–59 Season
Emmy Winners — 1958
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 3, 1958
On the field
Sports Champions — September 3, 1958
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