December 5, 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 — December 5, 1958
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 5, 1958
But Project Officials Say Firing Might Still Be Judged A Success; Army Launches Its Moon Rocket Army Fires Rocket Toward Moon
Venezuelans Ballot In Three-Way Race; Venezuelan Vote Held Peacefully Candidates In Venezuelan Presidential Election
Democratic Aides Challenge South Over Civil Rights; Advisory Council Also Asks For Changes In Rules Of The House And Senate Seeks Filibuster Curb Cool Reception By Congress Leaders Is Foreseen For Declaration Of Policy Democratic Aides Challenge South
Soviet Possesses Record Missile, Khrushchev Says; He Is Reported To Have Told Humphrey It Can Fire Almost 8,700 Miles Eisenhower Is Briefed Senator Gives Him Premier'S Message On Nuclear Gains And Proposals On Berlin
Finns' Chief Asks Closer Soviet Tie; President, In Unusual Talk, Rejects Western Advice On Current Cabinet Crisis Finns' Chief Asks Closer Soviet Tie
World Events — December 1958
Time Person of the Year — 1958
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 5, 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 — December 5, 1958
On the field
Sports Champions — December 5, 1958
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