November 18, 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 18, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 18, 1959
Acheson Decries 'Danger' To West In Summit Plans; Terms For Talks With Soviet Could Mean Major Defeat, He Tells Nato Group Discerns Lack Of Will Favors Discussions Of Arms Control As Most Likely To Produce Results Acheson Decries 'Danger' To West
World Events — November 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 18, 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 18, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — November 18, 1959
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