November 12, 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 12, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 12, 1960
Attack By Rebels In South Vietnam Appears Crushed; Loyalist Infantry Responds To Besieged President'S Plea For Armed Aid Guard Fires On Crowd At Least 4 Civilians Are Killed By Defenders' Bullets -- Navy Backs Regime Army Units Clash In South Vietnam
Top Rebels Jailed In South Vietnam; Ngo Regime Crushes Coup Attempt -- All Insurgent Troops Surrender Top Rebels Jailed In South Vietnam
World Events — November 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 12, 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 12, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — November 12, 1960
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