October 6, 1959
That fall of 1959, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Eisenhower was in the White House — the Soviet Union had just launched a spacecraft that crashed onto the surface of the Moon — the first human-made object to reach another world — while back home Americans were dealing with a steel industry labor dispute that had shut down production for months. On television, "Gunsmoke" was the country's top-rated show, and at the movies, audiences were lining up for "Ben-Hur," a biblical epic starring Charlton Heston that would go on to win a record 12 Academy Awards. The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed the World Series title over the Chicago White Sox that October, and on the 21st of that same month, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum — designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, who had died earlier that year — opened its doors to the public in New York City.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 6, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 6, 1959
Summit Assured, Macmillan Says In Reply To Foes; Labor Asserts White House Rebuffed 'Election Stunt' By The Prime Minister Summit Assured, Macmillan Says
Senate Unit Studying Jobs Told Some Idleness Can Aid Economy; Commerce Chamber Official Gives View -- A Recession Looms, Labor Warns Senators Begin A Study Of Jobs
U.S. Tells Peiping Blow At Taiwan Risks 'Total' War; Dillon, In Speech Here, Also Holds Soviet Responsible For Red China'S Actions
Satellite Starts Return Saturday; Soviet Gives Data On Orbit, But Not On Moon 'View'
Macmillan Calls For British Unity; Emphasizes Peace; Election Victor Is Expected To Press Allies For Early Summit Conference Lead Rises To 106 Seats Final Margin Over Labor May Be 108 -- News Sets Off Stock Market Boom Macmillan Calls For British Unity
British Advocate Western Summit To Unify Policies; Macmillan Favors Meeting Eisenhower And De Gaulle In Washington Soon Initiative Is Pressed Strengthened Prime Minister Looks To Preparatory Steps For Khrushchev Talks British Advocate Western Summit
World Events — October 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 6, 1959
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1959–60 Season
Emmy Winners — 1959
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 6, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — October 6, 1959
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