March 12, 1959
Gas cost $0.31 a gallon in the spring of 1959, and the Dow Jones stood at 679 — a deadlock over arms talks between U.S. Secretary of State Herter and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko dominated international headlines as Cold War tensions over Berlin continued to simmer. On movie screens, "Some Like It Hot" was drawing big crowds, and Frank Sinatra's Grammy-winning album "Come Dance with Me" was a fixture on home turntables across the country. The Boston Celtics defeated the Minneapolis Lakers to claim the NBA championship, and on May 28, two monkeys named Miss Baker and Miss Able were launched into space aboard a Jupiter rocket from Cape Canaveral and successfully recovered, making them the first living creatures to return safely from spaceflight.
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Magazine Covers — March 12, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 12, 1959
President Bars Troop War In Europe But He Declines To Rule Out A Nuclear War; Rebuts His Critics Denies There Is Need To Enlarge Forces Of U. S. In Europe President Bars War On Ground
Air Force Chief Backs President On Defense Issue; White Endorses Spending And Strategy For Berlin In Senate Testimony Warns On Nuclear War Says Joint Chiefs Have Plan To Handle German Crisis -- 3 Senators Critical Air Chief Backs Defense Policies
World Events — March 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 12, 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 — March 12, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — March 12, 1959
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