August 9, 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.
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Magazine Covers — August 9, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 9, 1966
President Seeks Any Sign Of Move In Hanoi For Talk; Harriman Is Told To Explore All, No Matter How Faint, From Whatever Source Rusk Pressed In House 25 Representatives Ask Him About The Administration Policy On Negotiations President Seeks Any Sign Of Talks
Senate Unit Asks Reserve Call-Up For Vietnam War; Appropriations Panel Insists Johnson Consider Move-- Russell Sees 'Scandal' Military Funds Voted $58.1-Billion Total Is Above Budget Request But Under Figure Backed By House Senate Unit Asks Reserve Call-Up
Westmoreland Finds Hanoi Firm In Its War Effort; General, In Surprise Visit To Johnson, Reports No Sign Enemy Is Slackening Sees Rise In U.S. Troops President Asserts Defeat Is Impossible But Warns Of 'No Quick Victory' Westmoreland Finds Hanoi Firm
U.S. Is Said To Bar Moves Into North; Restrictions On An Extension Of Land War Also Affect Vietnam Buffer Zone U.S. Is Said To Bar Moves Into North
World Events — August 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
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Billboard Charts — August 9, 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 — August 9, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 9, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — August 9, 1966
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