October 5, 2014
That fall of 2014, gas ran $3.37 a gallon and Obama was in the White House — the U.S. was sending up to 3,000 troops to West Africa to combat the Ebola outbreak, one of the largest American military responses to a public health crisis in history. On screens and speakers, "Game of Thrones" was the Emmy-winning drama everyone was talking about, while Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" sat at number one on the charts for weeks. The San Francisco Giants won the World Series over the Kansas City Royals in a tense seven-game series, the same fall that ESA's Philae probe made history by landing on Comet 67P — the first time any spacecraft had ever touched down on a comet.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 5, 2014
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 5, 2014
An Obama Ally Parts With Him On War Powers
Turkish Inaction On Isis Advance Dismays The U.S.
In This Election, Obama’S Party Benches Him
As Energy Boom Ends, A Political Identity Crisis In Alaska
Paying Respects, Pentagon Revives Vietnam, And War Over Truth
Amid Ebola Crisis, Liberian Army Sees Its Chance At Rebranding
World Events — October 2014
Time Person of the Year — 2014
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 5, 2014
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2014–15 Season
Emmy Winners — 2014
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 5, 2014
On the field
Sports Champions — October 5, 2014
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