A snapshot of the year
1958
In the White House: Dwight D. Eisenhower
The soundtrack and the screen
The number one song
Volare
by Domenico Modugno
Number one album
My Fair Lady original cast
Top movie of the year
South Pacific
Best Picture winner
Gigi
Academy Awards
On television
Gunsmoke
Highest rated show
On the bestseller list
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
The nation and the world
In the White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Time Person of the Year
Charles de Gaulle
The story of the year
The United States launched its first satellite Explorer 1 and NASA was created.
Nobel Peace Prize
Georges Pire
On the field
World Series champions
New York Yankees
Baseball
Pro football champions
Baltimore Colts
NFL
Life and the times
Born this year
Michael Jackson
the King of Pop
We said goodbye to
Tyrone Power
American film actor
Car of the Year
Ford Thunderbird
Motor Trend
New that year
The integrated circuit invented by Jack Kilby
Everybody was into
The Hula Hoop swept the nation
What things cost
Figures are representative US averages for 1958, drawn from federal and industry records.