January 10, 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 10, 1969
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 10, 1969
Johnson Calls On Nation To Continue Peace Quest And His Social Programs; Farewell Speech Congress Hails Him -- He Urges Accords With Moscow Johnson Calls On The Nation To Continue Quest For Peace And His Social Programs Congress Cheers Farewell Speech President Urges Accords With The Soviet In Areas Of Common Interest
Paris Peace Move Backed By Nixon; Rogers Tells Senate Panel President-Elect Supports Final Johnson Drive Paris Peace Move Backed By Nixon
World Events — January 1969
Time Person of the Year — 1969
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 10, 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 10, 1969
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 10, 1969
On the field
Sports Champions — January 10, 1969
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