July 13, 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 13, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 13, 1966
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 13, 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 13, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 13, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — July 13, 1966
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