January 21, 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 21, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 21, 1960
Army Chiefs Cite 'Massive' Power Of Soviet Troops; Brucker Tells Senate Unit'S Hearing Of The 'Marginal' Size Of U.S. Forces Lemnitzer Backs Him General Stresses Need For Modernization In Light Of Russia'S Progress Army Chiefs Cite Soviet Strength
Congress Warned On Space Prestige; George V. Allen Says Soviet Gains Harm U.S. Position -- Fears Threat To Peace Allen Warns That U.S. Prestige Is Harmed By Soviet Space Gains
World Events — January 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 21, 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 21, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — January 21, 1960
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