January 1, 2019
By the winter of 2019, Trump was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $7.25/hr — the country was in the middle of impeachment proceedings against President Trump, as the House moved to draft charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to his dealings with Ukraine. On the cultural front, "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)" by Post Malone and Swae Lee sat at the top of the charts, while Delia Owens' novel "Where the Crawdads Sing" dominated the fiction bestseller list. The Toronto Raptors claimed the NBA championship that year, becoming the first Canadian franchise to win the title, and in a separate milestone, SpaceIL launched the Beresheet probe in February, marking the world's first privately financed mission to the Moon.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 1, 2019
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 1, 2019
As China Talks Begin, Trump’S Trade Negotiator Tries To Keep President From Wavering
Kim And Trump Back At Square 1: If U.S. Keeps Sanctions, North Will Keep Nuclear Program
Sexism Claims From Bernie Sanders’S 2016 Run: Paid Less, Treated Worse
Apple Cuts Revenue Forecast Because Of Slow Iphone Sales In China
Spy Or Not? American Who Loves Russia Ensnared In New Cold War
World Events — January 2019
Time Person of the Year — 2019
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 1, 2019
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2018–19 Season
Emmy Winners — 2019
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 1, 2019
On the field
Sports Champions — January 1, 2019
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