February 11, 1959
By the winter of 1959, Eisenhower was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.00/hr — the United States and Soviet Union jointly proposed a permanent United Nations space agency, reflecting a rare moment of cooperation amid the Cold War. On television, "Gunsmoke" continued its run as the country's top-rated show, while Frank Sinatra's album "Come Dance with Me" took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The Baltimore Colts were the reigning NFL champions, and on January 2, the Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 became the first human-made object to escape Earth's gravitational pull and enter orbit around the sun.
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Magazine Covers — February 11, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of February 11, 1959
Mansfield Urges That 2 Germanys Fix Berlin Unity; Calls For Direct Discussions With U. N. Head'S Help And World Force Later Would Bar War Danger Democratic Senator Asserts Administration Policy Is A 'Do-Nothing' One Mansfield Urges 2 Germanys Negotiate Berlin Unity Directly
West Is Planning Mid-March Talk Of Foreign Chiefs; U. S. Announces Meeting In Paris Will Take Place 'If Developments Warrant' Dulles Role Doubted Speech By Mansfield Stirs Allies -- Nato Approves Notes To Soviet Union West Is Planning Mid-March Talks
World Events — February 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — February 11, 1959
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1958–59 Season
Emmy Winners — 1959
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — February 11, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — February 11, 1959
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