When This Dropped

December 30, 2013

President
Obama
Dow Jones
16,577
Gas/gal
$3.53
Big Mac
$4.56
Min Wage
$7.25

By the winter of 2013, Obama was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $7.25/hr — the U.S. had just suspended nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels as the conflict there continued to reshape American foreign policy priorities. On television, "Breaking Bad" was the drama Americans were talking about, while Bruno Mars held the number one spot on the charts with "Locked Out Of Heaven." The Miami Heat were the reigning NBA champions after defeating the San Antonio Spurs, and that same winter, China landed its Chang'e 3 spacecraft on the Moon — the first soft lunar landing since 1976.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — December 30, 2013

New York Times
Time
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of December 30, 2013

Allowed To Join The Bar, But Not To Take A Job

U.S. Is Facing Hard Choices In South Sudan

Tangled Role In G.O.P. War Over Tea Party

World Events — December 2013

Time Person of the Year — 2013

Barack Obama
Person of the Year
Barack Obama

On the radio

Billboard Charts — December 30, 2013

The Monster
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Hot 100 #1
"The Monster"
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Miami Vice
Soundtrack
Billboard 200 #1
"Miami Vice"
Soundtrack

Grammy Awards

Babel
Mumford & Sons
Grammy Album of the Year
"Babel"
Mumford & Sons
Royals
Lorde
Grammy Song of the Year
"Royals"
Lorde
Get Lucky
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
Grammy Record of the Year
"Get Lucky"
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Grammy Best New Artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

On the bookshelf

Inferno
Dan Brown
NYT Fiction #1
"Inferno"
Dan Brown
Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"Killing Kennedy"
Bill O'Reilly
The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"The Orphan Master's Son"
Adam Johnson
The Good Lord Bird
James McBride
National Book Award Fiction
"The Good Lord Bird"
James McBride
The Unwinding
George Packer
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Unwinding"
George Packer

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 2013–14 Season

Sunday Night Football
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Sunday Night Football
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
2013–14 Season

Emmy Winners — 2013

Breaking Bad
Emmy Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Modern Family
Emmy Comedy Series
Modern Family
Bryan Cranston
Breaking Bad
Emmy Lead Actor
Bryan Cranston
Breaking Bad
Julianna Margulies
The Good Wife
Emmy Lead Actress
Julianna Margulies
The Good Wife

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 30, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Box Office #1
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Argo
Oscar Best Picture
Argo
Alfonso Cuarón
Gravity
Oscar Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón
Gravity
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club
Oscar Best Actor
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club
Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine
Oscar Best Actress
Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine

Ebert 4-Star Films — December 30, 2013

56 Up
4-Star Review
56 Up
Amour
4-Star Review
Amour
The Spectacular Now
4-Star Review
The Spectacular Now

On the field

Sports Champions — December 30, 2013

Super Bowl
Baltimore Ravens
def. San Francisco 49ers
World Series
Boston Red Sox
def. St. Louis Cardinals
NBA Champion
Miami Heat
def. San Antonio Spurs
Stanley Cup
Chicago Blackhawks
def. Boston Bruins

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