March 31, 1966
Gas cost $0.32 a gallon in the spring of 1966, and the Dow Jones stood at 786 — a United Nations treaty to keep the Moon open to all nations was among the major international discussions shaping American foreign policy. On television, "Bonanza" continued to draw the country's largest audiences each week, while "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" by The Righteous Brothers held the top spot on the music charts. The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship, and in March, NASA's Gemini 8 mission made history when astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott completed the first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 31, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 31, 1966
Johnson Appeals For Public'S Help To Curb Spending; Warns Mayors That Recent Rate Of Price Increases 'Cannot Be Tolerated' Delays Decision On Tax Says He Will Ask For A Rise Only When His Advisers 'Consider We Need It' Johnson Appeals For Public'S Help
Cubans Urge Bloc Help Hanoi Fight Bombing By U.S.; Ask New Military Force Say 'Necessary Risk' Must Be Taken In Vietnam New Aid To Hanoi Proposed By Cuba
Soviet Satellite Is Orbiting Moon; It Plays 'Internationale' For 23d Party Congress Soviet Satellite Is Orbiting Moon
World Events — March 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 31, 1966
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1965–66 Season
Emmy Winners — 1966
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 31, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — March 31, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — March 31, 1966
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