December 27, 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 27, 1959
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 27, 1959
West To Confer Speedily To Set Date Of Summit; Mid-May Is Still Favored In Washington After Reply From Khrushchev Swift Agreement Seen President Must Also Act On The Expiration Of Ban On Nuclear Weapons Tests West To Confer On Summit Date
Khrushchev Says Soviet May Start Disarming Alone; Indicates Moscow Will Not Wait If West Refuses To Reach Agreement Troop Cuts Promised Premier Declares Country Would Depend More On Nuclear Weapons Soviet To Disarm, Premier Implies
World Events — December 1959
Time Person of the Year — 1959
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 27, 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 27, 1959
On the field
Sports Champions — December 27, 1959
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