January 2, 1969
By the winter of 1969, Nixon was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.60/hr — the U.S. was still deep in the Vietnam War, with American troops receiving direct orders on the proper treatment of civilians as military and diplomatic pressure mounted on multiple fronts. On the cultural front, Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" was the number one song in the country, and Philip Roth's "Portnoy's Complaint" was sitting at the top of the fiction bestseller list. The New York Mets had pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in baseball history by defeating the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series that fall, and on February 9th, the Boeing 747 took its first flight out of Everett, Washington, introducing the jumbo jet era to commercial aviation.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 2, 1969
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 2, 1969
U.S. Said To Delay Reply To Soviet On Mideast Plan; Drafting Of Peace Proposal Put Off By Closeness Of New Administration Dr. Jarring Supported Eugene Rostow Meets With Russian -- Border Firing Reported By Lebanon U.S. Said To Delay Reply To Soviet'S Mideast Plan
U.S. Offers Plans To End Deadlock In Vietnam Talks; Vance Meets 4 Hours With Hanoi Aide In Paris -- Progress Is Indicated U.S. Offers Plans For Peace Talks
Rusk Urges Arabs And Israelis Halt Cycle Of Violence; Asks Restraint Of Terrorism And Warns That Excessive Retaliation Hurts Peace Favors Big 4 Contacts In What Is Probably Final News Conference, He Asks New Effort In Mideast Rusk Urges End Of Cycle Of Violence In Mideast
Kennedy Chosen As Senate Whip; Beats Long, 31-26; G.O.P. Picks Scott Over Hruska In Another Gain For Liberals As Congress Session Opens Kennedy Chosen As Senate Whip House Of Representatives Of The 91st Congress Convenes With Mccormack Again Speaker
Rostow Reflects On The 1960'S; Aide To 2 Presidents Defends Record Of The Last 8 Years
World Events — January 1969
Time Person of the Year — 1969
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 2, 1969
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1968–69 Season
Emmy Winners — 1969
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 2, 1969
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 2, 1969
On the field
Sports Champions — January 2, 1969
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