July 27, 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 — July 27, 2011
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 27, 2011
Weiner’S Exit Sets Off A Race To Be Israel’S Better Friend
Amid New Talks, Some Optimism On Debt Crisis
Rightward Tilt Leaves Obama With Party Rift
Debt Bill Is Signed, Ending A Fractious Battle
World Events — July 2011
Time Person of the Year — 2011
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 27, 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 — July 27, 2011
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 27, 2011
On the field
Sports Champions — July 27, 2011
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