August 20, 1967
The federal minimum wage stood at $1.40/hr that summer of 1967, and the Dow Jones sat at 906 — while a U.N. cease-fire watch along the Suez Canal remained deadlocked after the Six-Day War had reshaped the Middle East in less than a week. On the radio, The Association held the number one spot with "Windy," and at the movies, audiences were turning out for the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice." On August 6, Cambridge astronomer Jocelyn Bell recorded the first data that would lead to the discovery of pulsars — an entirely new class of rapidly rotating neutron stars — marking one of the most significant finds in the history of astronomy.
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Magazine Covers — August 20, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 20, 1967
2 U.S. Navy Jets Downed In China; One Pilot Seized; Pentagon Says The Planes Strayed After Hitting Rail Yard In North Vietnam Peking Makes Charges Sees 'Flagrant Intrusion' --Central Power Plant In Hanoi Is Attacked 2 U.S. Navy Jets Downed In China
M'Namara Doubts Bombing In North Can End The War; Differs With Military Chiefs On Escalation In Testimony Before Panel Of Senate Opposes New Targets But Secretary Expects More Attacks To Be Authorized --Reaction Is Critical
World Events — August 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 20, 1967
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season
Emmy Winners — 1967
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — August 20, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 20, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — August 20, 1967
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