December 29, 1961
By the winter of 1961, Kennedy was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.15/hr — the Adolf Eichmann trial was delivering its guilty verdict in Jerusalem, marking the first time an international war crimes tribunal had captured and prosecuted a top Nazi official on Israeli soil. On the cultural front, Bert Kaempfert's "Wonderland By Night" was the number one song in the country, while "Spartacus" was packing movie theaters across the nation. The Green Bay Packers claimed the NFL championship that season, the same winter that Ham the chimpanzee became the first great ape launched into space aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket, a direct step toward putting American astronauts in orbit.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — December 29, 1961
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 29, 1961
Pledges Of Peace Made By Kennedy And Khrushchev; Leaders Acknowledge Grave Responsibility To Humanity In New Year'S Greetings Notes Are Exchanged President Stresses Hope For 'Improvement In Relations' Between Two Countries Message To Armed Forces Two Leaders Give Pledges Of Peace Cites Vienna Meeting Kennedy Gives Pledge Sacrifices Are Noted No Fish For Kennedy
U.S. Warns Latins Cuba Is Red Base.; U.S. Tells Latins Cuba Is Base For Red Agitation In Americas U.S. Warns Hemisphere Report On Tensions
World Events — December 1961
Time Person of the Year — 1961
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 29, 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 — December 29, 1961
On the field
Sports Champions — December 29, 1961
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