January 23, 2010
By the winter of 2010, Obama was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $7.25/hr — the country was also pressing China to check North Korea's nuclear ambitions and working through the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, with unemployment hovering near 10 percent as Congress debated job-creation measures. On screen and on the radio, James Cameron's "Avatar" was dominating the box office and becoming the highest-grossing film ever made, while Ke$ha's "TiK ToK" sat at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine straight weeks. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games to claim the NBA title, and at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, the US team brought home 37 medals, including 9 gold.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 23, 2010
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 23, 2010
Obama Moves To Centralize Control Over Party Strategy
World Events — January 2010
Time Person of the Year — 2010
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 23, 2010
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2009–10 Season
Emmy Winners — 2010
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 23, 2010
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 23, 2010
On the field
Sports Champions — January 23, 2010
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