January 30, 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 30, 1969
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 30, 1969
Cigarette Ads Face Battle In Congress; Cigarette Ads Face New Fight
U.S. Panel Urges Summit Meeting To Reunify Nato; U.N. Association Group Also Proposes Talks On Arms And Division Of Germany
Israelis Quell Riot By Arab Girls In Gaza; 90 Hurt; Israeli Troops Quell Gaza Riot By Arab Schoolgirls; 90 Hurt
U.S. Will Accept French Proposal On Mideast Talks; Reply To Be Sent This Week To Paris On Four-Power Discussions At U.N. New Initiative Is Goal Nixon To Ask Ratification Of Pact Barring Spread Of Nuclear Weapons U.S. Agrees To 4-Power Mideast Talks
U.S. Is Deferring Action For Talks On Missile Curbs; Decides To Await 4-Power Mideast Parley And Senate Vote On Nuclear Treaty
World Events — January 1969
Time Person of the Year — 1969
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 30, 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 30, 1969
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 30, 1969
On the field
Sports Champions — January 30, 1969
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