May 30, 2008
Gas cost $3.27 a gallon in the spring of 2008, and the Dow Jones stood at 8,776 — the United States was managing two wars abroad while a presidential primary race unlike any in modern history was unfolding at home. On the cultural front, Mariah Carey held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Touch My Body," and Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture" was sitting atop the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list, drawing millions of readers to a Carnegie Mellon professor's account of facing terminal cancer with clarity and purpose. The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship that year, and on May 25, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft made history by becoming the first probe to successfully land on the northern polar region of Mars.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 30, 2008
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 30, 2008
Taste Of Senate Set Capt. Mccain On A New Path
Administration Moves To Avert A Late Rules Rush
When Guys And Grunts Get Tangly
Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate To Lead A Major Party Ticket
Bearing Witness To The Fallen And The Grieving
Clinton Ready To End Bid And Endorse Obama
World Events — May 2008
Time Person of the Year — 2008
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 30, 2008
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2007–08 Season
Emmy Winners — 2008
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 30, 2008
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 30, 2008
On the field
Sports Champions — May 30, 2008
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