December 8, 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 — December 8, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 8, 1960
Soviet Bids U.N. Compel U.S. Troops To Quit Korea; Sharp Statement, Linked To Decisions At Communist Parley, Charges That Unification Is Being Blocked Moscow Says U.S. Bars Korea Unity
3 Countries Quit U.N. Congo Force In Protest Move; Pull-Outs Set By Yugoslavia, U.A.R. And Ceylon -- Ghana And Indonesia May Act All Support Lumumba Belgrade Also Withdrawing Envoys -- Kasavubu Orders Army Rule In Province 3 Countries Quit U.N. Congo Force
Laos Coup Leader Seizes Vientiane; Paratroop Unit Takes Over After Neutralist Forces Withdraw From City Laos Coup Leader Seizes Vientiane
World Events — December 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 8, 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 — December 8, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — December 8, 1960
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