November 10, 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 — November 10, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 10, 1959
Soviet Sees Peace Threat In U.N. Chief'S Laos Visit; Sobolev Note To Hammarskjold Warns Of Trip'S 'Dangerous Consequences' -Recalls Geneva Agreements Soviet Laos Note Warns U. N. Chief
Khrushchev Goes To Paris March 15; Summit Delayed; De Gaulle Announces Date, Indicating East-West Talks Will Wait Until Spring Algeria View Clarified President Says Rebel Chiefs Will Be Able To Join Fully In Political Affairs Soviet Chief Goes To Paris March 15
Air Force Fears Cut In Nato Role; Pentagon Told Budget Curb Would Force Withdrawal Of 3 Wings In Europe
Jackson Suggests Nato Unify West'S Space Plans; Treaty Meeting Opening Today Will Get Plan -- Administration Cool Space Program Urged For Nato
Eisenhower Firm On Holding Down Defense Outlays; Will Insist Military Tighten Its Belt In The Interest Of Balanced Budget Meets Advisers Today Parley To Weigh President'S Desire To Limit Pentagon To 41 Billion In '61 Eisenhower Firm On Arms Budget
World Events — November 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 10, 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 — November 10, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — November 10, 1959
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