August 14, 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 — August 14, 2011
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 14, 2011
Chinese Director’S Path From Rebel To Insider
White House Debates Fight On Economy
Smuggling In North Sinai Surges As The Police Vanish
A Long Peace Is Threatened In Israel Attack
World Events — August 2011
Time Person of the Year — 2011
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 14, 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 — August 14, 2011
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 14, 2011
On the field
Sports Champions — August 14, 2011
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