When This Dropped

January 22, 2006

President
G. Bush
Dow Jones
10,712
Gas/gal
$2.59
Big Mac
$3.10
Min Wage
$5.15

By the winter of 2006, Bush was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $5.15/hr — the country was navigating a domestic surveillance controversy, with the Justice Department working to legally justify the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program authorized after September 11. At the multiplex, "Glory Road" was drawing crowds as the top film at the box office, while on television, "The Sopranos" was the Emmy-winning drama that millions were following week to week. At the Turin Winter Olympics, American athletes brought home 25 medals, including 9 gold, the same winter the Carolina Hurricanes claimed the NHL championship over the Edmonton Oilers.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — January 22, 2006

New York Times
Time
Rolling Stone
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of January 22, 2006

Bolivia'S Leader Solidifies Region'S Leftward Tilt

Inside

White House Declines To Provide Storm Papers

World Events — January 2006

Time Person of the Year — 2006

Gates, Gates & Bono
Person of the Year
Gates, Gates & Bono

On the radio

Billboard Charts — January 22, 2006

Grillz
Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
Hot 100 #1
"Grillz"
Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
Miami Vice
Soundtrack
Billboard 200 #1
"Miami Vice"
Soundtrack

Grammy Awards

Taking the Long Way
Dixie Chicks
Grammy Album of the Year
"Taking the Long Way"
Dixie Chicks
Not Ready to Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Grammy Song of the Year
"Not Ready to Make Nice"
Dixie Chicks
Not Ready to Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Grammy Record of the Year
"Not Ready to Make Nice"
Dixie Chicks
Carrie Underwood
Grammy Best New Artist
Carrie Underwood

On the bookshelf

Cross
James Patterson
NYT Fiction #1
"Cross"
James Patterson
The Audacity of Hope
Barack Obama
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"The Audacity of Hope"
Barack Obama
March
Geraldine Brooks
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"March"
Geraldine Brooks
The Echo Maker
Richard Powers
National Book Award Fiction
"The Echo Maker"
Richard Powers
The Worst Hard Time
Timothy Egan
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Worst Hard Time"
Timothy Egan

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 2005–06 Season

American Idol
Nielsen #1 TV Show
American Idol
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
2005–06 Season

Emmy Winners — 2006

The Sopranos
Emmy Drama Series
The Sopranos
30 Rock
Emmy Comedy Series
30 Rock
James Spader
Boston Legal
Emmy Lead Actor
James Spader
Boston Legal
Sally Field
Brothers & Sisters
Emmy Lead Actress
Sally Field
Brothers & Sisters

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 22, 2006

Underworld: Evolution
Box Office #1
Underworld: Evolution
Crash
Oscar Best Picture
Crash
Martin Scorsese
The Departed
Oscar Best Director
Martin Scorsese
The Departed
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland
Oscar Best Actor
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland
Helen Mirren
The Queen
Oscar Best Actress
Helen Mirren
The Queen

Ebert 4-Star Films — January 22, 2006

49 Up
4-Star Review
49 Up
51 Birch Street
4-Star Review
51 Birch Street
Akeelah and the Bee
4-Star Review
Akeelah and the Bee
An Inconvenient Truth
4-Star Review
An Inconvenient Truth
A Prairie Home Companion
4-Star Review
A Prairie Home Companion

On the field

Sports Champions — January 22, 2006

Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers
def. Seattle Seahawks
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals
def. Detroit Tigers
NBA Champion
Miami Heat
def. Dallas Mavericks
Stanley Cup
Carolina Hurricanes
def. Edmonton Oilers
Winter Olympics
Turin, Italy
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