December 14, 1959
By the winter of 1959, Eisenhower was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.00/hr — the United States and Soviet Union jointly proposed a permanent United Nations space agency, reflecting a rare moment of cooperation amid the Cold War. On television, "Gunsmoke" continued its run as the country's top-rated show, while Frank Sinatra's album "Come Dance with Me" took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The Baltimore Colts were the reigning NFL champions, and on January 2, the Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 became the first human-made object to escape Earth's gravitational pull and enter orbit around the sun.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — December 14, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 14, 1959
Eisenhower Hints U.S. Is Duty-Bound To Defend India; 1,000,000 At Park Hear Him Assert 'We Who Are Free' Must Help Each Other He Departs For Iran Chinese Invasion Discussed With Nehru, But Military Aid Is Not Promised Eisenhower Hints U.S. Feels Duty-Bound To Help Defend India From Red Attack Gandhi'S Views Invoked In Talk ' We Who Are Free' Must Aid Each Other, Hosts Told -- 1,000,000 In Audience
Herter Stresses Nato Integration As Parley Opens; Urges Allies To Keep Forces Unified And Pledges U.S. Will Remain In Europe
Chou Asks Nehru To Meet Dec. 26; Seeks Talks About Border Crisis And Offers Some Concessions To India
World Events — December 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 14, 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 — December 14, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — December 14, 1959
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