January 2, 1960
By the winter of 1960, Eisenhower was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.00/hr — the Soviet Union was actively testing the limits of the Cold War, with Khrushchev signaling Moscow might begin disarming unilaterally while continuing to push on the Berlin question and backing communist forces in Laos. On the cultural front, Marty Robbins held the top spot on the charts with "El Paso," and William L. Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" was the nonfiction book Americans were reading that season. The Philadelphia Eagles claimed the NFL championship, and just weeks earlier, the Winter Olympics had wrapped up in Squaw Valley, California, where the United States finished with 10 total medals including 3 gold.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 2, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 2, 1960
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
Border Build-Up Rushed In India; Army Reinforced And Roads Built Near Tibet -- Peiping Stand Is Unchanged Border Build-Up Rushed In India
Eishenhower Wary On Plan To Widen Civil Rights Law; Unlikely To Press Congress For U.S. Vote Registrars To Protect Negroes Eisenhower Wary Of A Rights Plan
Shipping Warned; Russian Space Vehicle To Land In Sea East Of Marshall Islands Soviet To Test Rocket In Pacific; Asks Nations To Keep Zone Clear
World Events — January 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 2, 1960
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1959–60 Season
Emmy Winners — 1960
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 2, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — January 2, 1960
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