May 27, 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.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 27, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 27, 1959
Atom Data Asked For 4 Nato Allies; Eisenhower Bids Congress Back Agreements To Share Information For Training Atom Data Asked For 4 Nato Allies
Harriman Finds Soviet For Peace; Says Russians Are Longing To Recapture Wartime Amity With U. S.
Rightists Beaten In Algerian Vote; Senatorial Elections A Step In Program Of De Gaulle
President Terms Wheat Program 'Step To Disaster'; He Censures Congress Again For Failing To Change Law To Eliminate Surplus Acreage Totals Listed Benson Releases Allotments For 1960 -- Senators Assail Administration Policies President Scores Wheat Program
Eisenhower Holds Top-Level Parley; Treasury Chief And Leaders Of Congress Present -- Fiscal Step Indicated Eisenhower Holds Top-Level Parley
World Events — May 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 27, 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 — May 27, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — May 27, 1959
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