September 1, 1961
That fall of 1961, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Kennedy was in the White House — the Soviet Union was pushing hard on the question of Germany and Khrushchev was signaling he wanted a direct meeting with Kennedy to resolve it. On television, "Gunsmoke" remained the country's top-rated show, while at the movies audiences were filling seats for "The Hustler," and Ray Charles had the number one song in the country with "Hit The Road Jack." The New York Yankees won the World Series that October, defeating the Cincinnati Reds, and just weeks later test pilot Robert White set a world air speed record of 4,093 miles per hour in an X-15 rocket plane.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 1, 1961
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 1, 1961
Brazilian Units Reported Ashore In 'Rebel' Areas; Naval Forces Act To Crush Military Support In South For Vice President Brazil'S Units Reported Landing In The South To Crush 'Rebellion'
Congress Advised; White House Is Sure Of Defense -- Plans No Blasts Now U.S. Says Soviet Uses 'Blackmail'
British Call Step Soviet Terrorism; See Atom Test Move As Bid To Frighten Neutrals Into Asking West To Give In British Call Step Soviet Terrorism
Nasser Proposes Talks At Summit; Tells Neutrals At Belgrade That Nuclear Tests Make Parley Vital To Peace Nasser Proposes Summit Talks; Neutrals Convene In Belgrade
Atmosphere Test; Long-Range Devices Of U.S. Detect And Identify Blast Soviet Explodes Nuclear Weapon Dean Reporting On Soviet Test
Brazil Congress Amends Charter To Curb Goulart; Change Is Won By Military Foes Of Vice President -His Rejection Reported Brazil Congress Amends Charter
World Events — September 1961
Time Person of the Year — 1961
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 1, 1961
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1961–62 Season
Emmy Winners — 1961
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 1, 1961
On the field
Sports Champions — September 1, 1961
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