October 29, 1960
That fall of 1960, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Eisenhower was in the White House — the Kennedy-Nixon presidential race was entering its final weeks, with both candidates drawing enormous crowds as the country prepared for one of the closest elections in decades. On television, "The Jack Benny Show" was pulling in audiences while moviegoers were lining up for "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs," and The Drifters held the top spot on the radio with "Save The Last Dance For Me." The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees in a dramatic World Series, and in Rome that September, the first international Summer Paralympics — held outside England for the very first time — brought together athletes from around the world under the title "9th International Stoke Mandeville Games."
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 29, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 29, 1960
Crowds Are Huge; Vice President Sees Victory As City And Suburbs Turn Out Eisenhower Joins Nixon In Campaign Drive In City, Westchester And Nassau
Lodge Denounces Anti-Israel Charge; Lodge Disclaims Stand On Israel
Nixon Forecasts Reuther Control If Kennedy Wins; Charges 'Radical' Auto Union President Would Select Secretary Of Labor Bids For South'S Votes Speaks At Rallies In South Carolina And Texas -- Vows Independence Nixon Foresees Rise Of Reuther
World Events — October 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 29, 1960
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1960–61 Season
Emmy Winners — 1960
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 29, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — October 29, 1960
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