November 5, 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 — November 5, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 5, 1960
Senator Is Hailed; Renews Peace Pledge At Climactic Rally In In The Coliseum Coliseum Speech Is Climax Of Day Senator Renews Pledge For Peace And Vows Fighting Presidency If Elected
Teachers' Strike Is Set For Today; Schools To Open; Federation Calls Out Its 10,000 Members As City Peace Efforts Fail Pupils Told To Report Staffs Warned Of Penalties--Officials See Scope Of Walkout Limited 'Teachers' Strike Is Set For Today
Kennedy In Lead In Final Survey; 15 States Close; 244 Electoral Votes Likely To Be For Senator And 109 For Vice President Kennedy In Lead In Final Survey New England
Congress At Issue; 34 Senators And All Members Of House Will Be Chosen 65,000,000 Votes Expected Today
World Events — November 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 5, 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 — November 5, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — November 5, 1960
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