August 20, 1962
The federal minimum wage stood at $1.15/hr that summer of 1962, and the Dow Jones sat at 652 — with the U.S. and Soviet Union locked in ongoing negotiations over a nuclear test ban treaty, casting a shadow over international relations even as everyday American life moved forward. Bobby Vinton's "Roses Are Red (My Love)" sat at the top of the charts, and audiences were filling theaters to see Cary Grant and Doris Day in "That Touch of Mink," the summer's top-grossing film. On July 10, AT&T's Telstar satellite launched into orbit and transmitted the first live transatlantic television pictures, marking the first time a commercial communications satellite had ever relayed a signal between continents.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 20, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 20, 1962
Military Space Lag Is Laid To Civilians; U.S. Space Delay Laid To Civilians
World Events — August 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 20, 1962
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1961–62 Season
Emmy Winners — 1962
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — August 20, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 20, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — August 20, 1962
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