When This Dropped

March 20, 2017

President
Trump
Dow Jones
20,668
Gas/gal
$2.42
Big Mac
$3.99
Min Wage
$7.25

Gas cost $2.42 a gallon in the spring of 2017, and the Dow Jones stood at 24,719 — while the Trump administration pursued a harder line on trade with China and debated the future of the Affordable Care Act. Moonlight had just taken home the Oscar for Best Picture, and Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" was the dominant song on American radio. The Golden State Warriors claimed the NBA title that season by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers, the same spring that SpaceX made history by successfully relaunching and landing an orbital-class rocket booster for the first time — a milestone that marked a new era in reusable spaceflight.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — March 20, 2017

New York Times
Time
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of March 20, 2017

Trump Shifting Authority Over Military Operations Back To Pentagon

Trump Warns House Republicans: Repeal Health Law Or Lose Your Seats

Gorsuch Says He’D Rule Against Trump If Law Required It

China Bets On Sensitive U.S. Start-Ups, Worrying The Pentagon

In Major Defeat For Trump, Push To Repeal Health Law Fails

World Events — March 2017

Time Person of the Year — 2017

Donald Trump
Person of the Year
Donald Trump

On the radio

Billboard Charts — March 20, 2017

Shape Of You
Ed Sheeran
Hot 100 #1
"Shape Of You"
Ed Sheeran
Miami Vice
Soundtrack
Billboard 200 #1
"Miami Vice"
Soundtrack

Grammy Awards

25
Adele
Grammy Album of the Year
"25"
Adele
That's What I Like
Bruno Mars
Grammy Song of the Year
"That's What I Like"
Bruno Mars
24K Magic
Bruno Mars
Grammy Record of the Year
"24K Magic"
Bruno Mars
Alessia Cara
Grammy Best New Artist
Alessia Cara

On the bookshelf

Origin
Dan Brown
NYT Fiction #1
"Origin"
Dan Brown
Option B
Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"Option B"
Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"The Underground Railroad"
Colson Whitehead
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
National Book Award Fiction
"Sing, Unburied, Sing"
Jesmyn Ward
The Future Is History
Masha Gessen
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Future Is History"
Masha Gessen

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 2016–17 Season

The Big Bang Theory
Nielsen #1 TV Show
The Big Bang Theory
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
2016–17 Season

Emmy Winners — 2017

Game of Thrones
Emmy Drama Series
Game of Thrones
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Emmy Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Matthew Rhys
The Americans
Emmy Lead Actor
Matthew Rhys
The Americans
Claire Foy
The Crown
Emmy Lead Actress
Claire Foy
The Crown

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 20, 2017

Beauty and the Beast
Box Office #1
Beauty and the Beast
Moonlight
Oscar Best Picture
Moonlight
Guillermo del Toro
The Shape of Water
Oscar Best Director
Guillermo del Toro
The Shape of Water
Gary Oldman
Darkest Hour
Oscar Best Actor
Gary Oldman
Darkest Hour
Frances McDormand
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Oscar Best Actress
Frances McDormand
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

On the field

Sports Champions — March 20, 2017

Super Bowl
New England Patriots
def. Atlanta Falcons
World Series
Houston Astros
def. Los Angeles Dodgers
NBA Champion
Golden State Warriors
def. Cleveland Cavaliers
Stanley Cup
Pittsburgh Penguins
def. Nashville Predators

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