When This Dropped

December 29, 1967

President
Johnson
Dow (EOY)
906
Gas/gal
$0.33
Min Wage
$1.40

By the winter of 1967, Johnson was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.40/hr — the United Nations was actively debating a path toward peace in Vietnam, with the Senate unanimously passing a resolution urging President Johnson to seek Security Council intervention in the conflict. On the cultural front, The Monkees held the number one spot on the charts with "I'm A Believer," while William Manchester's "Death of a President" sat atop the nonfiction bestseller list. The Philadelphia 76ers had just claimed the NBA championship over the San Francisco Warriors, and that same winter the United Nations General Assembly voted by consensus to adopt the Rescue Agreement, a landmark treaty establishing the rights and obligations of nations in the recovery of astronauts and spacecraft in outer space.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — December 29, 1967

New York Times
Time
Rolling Stone
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of December 29, 1967

President Hails Sihanouk Stand On 'Hot Pursuit'; He Reports It Has Aroused Both Interest And Pleasure And Is Still Under Study

New Peace Barriers Discerned By Pope; Pope Paul Sees 'New, Terrible Obstacles' To Peace In Vietnam

World Events — December 1967

Time Person of the Year — 1967

25 and Under
Person of the Year
25 and Under

On the radio

Billboard Charts — December 29, 1967

Hello Goodbye
The Beatles
Hot 100 #1
"Hello Goodbye"
The Beatles
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
The Monkees
Billboard 200 #1
"Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd."
The Monkees

Grammy Awards

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
Grammy Album of the Year
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
The Beatles
Up, Up and Away
The 5th Dimension
Grammy Song of the Year
"Up, Up and Away"
The 5th Dimension
Up, Up and Away
The 5th Dimension
Grammy Record of the Year
"Up, Up and Away"
The 5th Dimension
Bobbie Gentry
Grammy Best New Artist
Bobbie Gentry

On the bookshelf

The Arrangement
Elia Kazan
NYT Fiction #1
"The Arrangement"
Elia Kazan
Death of a President
William Manchester
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"Death of a President"
William Manchester
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"The Fixer"
Bernard Malamud
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud
National Book Award Fiction
"The Fixer"
Bernard Malamud
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
Peter Gay
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Enlightenment: An Interpretation"
Peter Gay

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 1967–68 Season

Bonanza
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Bonanza
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1967–68 Season

Emmy Winners — 1967

Mission: Impossible
Emmy Drama Series
Mission: Impossible
Get Smart
Emmy Comedy Series
Get Smart
Bill Cosby
I Spy
Emmy Lead Actor
Bill Cosby
I Spy
Maureen Stapleton
Among the Paths to Eden
Emmy Lead Actress
Maureen Stapleton
Among the Paths to Eden

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 29, 1967

Valley of the Dolls
Box Office #1
Valley of the Dolls
A Man for All Seasons
Oscar Best Picture
A Man for All Seasons
Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Oscar Best Director
Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Rod Steiger
In the Heat of the Night
Oscar Best Actor
Rod Steiger
In the Heat of the Night
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Oscar Best Actress
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Ebert 4-Star Films — December 29, 1967

Bonnie and Clyde
4-Star Review
Bonnie and Clyde
Camelot
4-Star Review
Camelot
Cool Hand Luke
4-Star Review
Cool Hand Luke
Elvira Madigan
4-Star Review
Elvira Madigan
La Collectionneuse
4-Star Review
La Collectionneuse

On the field

Sports Champions — December 29, 1967

Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers
def. Kansas City Chiefs
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals
def. Boston Red Sox
NBA Champion
Philadelphia 76ers
def. San Francisco Warriors
Stanley Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
def. Montreal Canadiens

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