July 10, 1966
The federal minimum wage stood at $1.25/hr that summer of 1966, and the Dow Jones sat at 786 — even as the U.S. military announced plans to expand forces in Vietnam to 375,000 troops by year's end. On American screens and turntables, "Bonanza" remained the top-rated show on television while The Beatles held the number one spot on the charts with "Paperback Writer." That August, NASA launched Lunar Orbiter 1, sending the first U.S. spacecraft into orbit around the Moon, where it would photograph potential landing sites for the Apollo program.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 10, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 10, 1966
Peking Rules Out Talks Unless U.S. Leaves Vietnam; Chou Rejects Mrs. Gandhi'S Proposal For Reconvening The Geneva Conference Questions Her Motive Says Helping Washington Is Her Aim Prime Minister To Press Plea In Soviet China Bars Talks Unless U.S. Quits
U.S. Is Initiating Major Expansion Of Armed Forces; Plan Is Expected To Increase Men In Vietnam To 375,000 By The End Of This Year Army To Spur Training Will Work At Its Maximum Capacity Of 50,000 Troops A Month For 3 Months U.S. Is Expanding Military Forces
Reply By Steinbeck Chides Yevtushenko; Steinbeck Writes To Yevtushenko
Johnson Offers Eventual Amity To Chinese Reds; While Stressing That War In Vietnam May Be Long, He Looks To 'Reconciliation' Keys To Peace Listed Speech Is Termed The First Major One By President On Policy Toward Peking Text Of Speech By President Appears On Page 2.
World Events — July 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 10, 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 — July 10, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 10, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — July 10, 1966
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