October 23, 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 — October 23, 1961
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 23, 1961
Administration Space Plan Drafted For U.N. Adoption; Proposal Expands U.S. Speech Urging Joint Action Toward Peace -- Global Television System Envisioned U.S. Plan On Space Drafted For U.N.
World Events — October 1961
Time Person of the Year — 1961
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 23, 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 — October 23, 1961
On the field
Sports Champions — October 23, 1961
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