May 15, 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 — May 15, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 15, 1966
8,000 In Capital Picket For Peace; Demonstrators Circle White House For Two Hours 8,000 In Washington Picket For Peace
M'Namara Urges Two-Year Service For All U.S. Youth; Suggests Peace Corps And Antipoverty Program As Alternatives To Military Scores World Division Tells Editors That Isolation Of Red China And Soviet Union Can Be Breached M'Namara Urges Two-Year Service
White House Bars Draft Of Youths For Civilian Duty; Aides Act Quickly To Dispel Idea That Mcnamara Said Anything New In Speech Congress Is Aroused Secretary'S Talk Leads To Demands For Change In Selective Service Policy
World Events — May 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 15, 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 — May 15, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 15, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — May 15, 1966
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