June 4, 2011
A Big Mac cost $4.07 that summer of 2011, and the Dow Jones sat at 12,218 — just as Congress signed a debt ceiling bill into law, ending weeks of fractious political standoff over the nation's borrowing limit. On screens and bookshelves, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" was dominating the summer box office while Kathryn Stockett's novel "The Help" held the top spot on the fiction bestseller list. On July 21, Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center, completing mission STS-135 and bringing NASA's 30-year Space Shuttle program to a close.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 4, 2011
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 4, 2011
War Of Ideas On U.S. Budget Overshadows Job Struggle
Citing Medical Needs, Yemeni Leader Goes To Saudi Arabia
Protesters In Yemen Rejoice As Leader Goes To Saudi Arabia
World Events — June 2011
Time Person of the Year — 2011
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 4, 2011
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2010–11 Season
Emmy Winners — 2011
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 4, 2011
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 4, 2011
On the field
Sports Champions — June 4, 2011
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