April 4, 1960
Gas cost $0.31 a gallon in the spring of 1960, and the Dow Jones stood at 615 — a U.S. U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory, sharply raising Cold War tensions just weeks before a planned summit between Eisenhower and Khrushchev. On screens and turntables, "Ben-Hur" was still dominating theaters after sweeping a record 11 Academy Awards in April, while Percy Faith and His Orchestra held the top spot on the charts with "The Theme From A Summer Place." The Boston Celtics claimed the NBA championship over the St. Louis Hawks, and on May 10, the USS Triton completed the first underwater circumnavigation of the Earth, having traveled roughly 36,000 miles submerged during a journey that lasted more than 60 days.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 4, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 4, 1960
Russian Asserts U.S. Bases Block Space-Bomb Ban; Rules Out Control Of Satellite Weapon Unless Americans Withdraw Air Threat Arms Parley Snagged Zorin Rejects Plan Of West For Step-By-Step Process Toward Disarmament Soviet Rejects Space-Bomb Ban
President Called 'Happy' Over Civil Rights Measure; Dirksen Reports View And Says G.O.P. Will Take Credit For The Bill -- Final Approval In Senate Approaching President 'Happy' About Rights Bill
De Gaulle Urges Big 3 To Destroy All Atomic Arms; In Enthusiastically Received Talk In London, He Calls Step Essential To Peace Paris Would Conform France Hopeful On Summit, British Parliament Told -- Churchill Is Praised De Gaulle Urges Ending Of A-Arms
Herter Sees A Clue To Khrushchev Aim In Arms Talks' Lag; Herter Sees Khrushchev Tactic In Soviet Delay At Arms Parley
World Events — April 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 4, 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 — April 4, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — April 4, 1960
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