When This Dropped

June 20, 2011

President
Obama
Dow Jones
12,190
Gas/gal
$3.53
Big Mac
$4.07
Min Wage
$7.25

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 20, 2011

New York Times
Time
Nat. Geographic

World Events — June 2011

Time Person of the Year — 2011

Mark Zuckerberg
Person of the Year
Mark Zuckerberg

On the radio

Billboard Charts — June 20, 2011

Rolling In The Deep
Adele
Hot 100 #1
"Rolling In The Deep"
Adele
Miami Vice
Soundtrack
Billboard 200 #1
"Miami Vice"
Soundtrack

Grammy Awards

The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Grammy Album of the Year
"The Suburbs"
Arcade Fire
We Are Young
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
Grammy Song of the Year
"We Are Young"
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
Rolling in the Deep
Adele
Grammy Record of the Year
"Rolling in the Deep"
Adele
Bon Iver
Grammy Best New Artist
Bon Iver

On the bookshelf

The Help
Kathryn Stockett
NYT Fiction #1
"The Help"
Kathryn Stockett
Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"Unbroken"
Laura Hillenbrand
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"A Visit from the Goon Squad"
Jennifer Egan
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
National Book Award Fiction
"Salvage the Bones"
Jesmyn Ward
The Swerve
Stephen Greenblatt
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Swerve"
Stephen Greenblatt

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 2010–11 Season

American Idol
Nielsen #1 TV Show
American Idol
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
2010–11 Season

Emmy Winners — 2011

Homeland
Emmy Drama Series
Homeland
Modern Family
Emmy Comedy Series
Modern Family
Damian Lewis
Homeland
Emmy Lead Actor
Damian Lewis
Homeland
Claire Danes
Homeland
Emmy Lead Actress
Claire Danes
Homeland

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 20, 2011

Green Lantern
Box Office #1
Green Lantern
The King's Speech
Oscar Best Picture
The King's Speech
Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist
Oscar Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist
Jean Dujardin
The Artist
Oscar Best Actor
Jean Dujardin
The Artist
Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady
Oscar Best Actress
Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady

Ebert 4-Star Films — June 20, 2011

Another Year
4-Star Review
Another Year
Bill Cunningham New York
4-Star Review
Bill Cunningham New York
Hugo
4-Star Review
Hugo
Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life
4-Star Review
Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life
Kinyarwanda
4-Star Review
Kinyarwanda

On the field

Sports Champions — June 20, 2011

Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers
def. Pittsburgh Steelers
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals
def. Texas Rangers
NBA Champion
Dallas Mavericks
def. Miami Heat
Stanley Cup
Boston Bruins
def. Vancouver Canucks

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