Then and Now
|
ITEM/EVENT |
1948 |
1966 |
2013 |
2022 |
|
Average Cost of New House |
$7,700 |
$14,200 |
$289,500 |
$386,000 |
|
Average Household Income |
$2,950 |
$6,900 |
$51,000 |
$79,000 |
|
Cost of a Gallon of Gas |
$0.16 |
$0.32 |
$3.80 |
$3.38 |
| First Class Postage | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.46 | $0.60 |
|
Cost of a Loaf of Bread |
$0.14 |
$0.22 |
$1.98 |
$2.70 |
|
Cost of a Movie Ticket |
$0.20 |
$1.00 |
$10.25 |
$9.17 |
|
Number of TV’s in the U.S. |
1 million |
60 million |
300 million |
285 million |
|
Inventions |
LP records, Velcro, Transistor Radio |
Fibre optics, Mini skirts, Pampers |
Nest Smoke Alarm, Facebook, Selfies, IPhone |
Fittrack, AI, Drone Deliveery, 3D Printing |
|
Musical/Film |
South Pacific |
Dr. Zhivago |
Frozen |
Elvis |
|
Born |
Glenn Frey, Al Gore, James Taylor |
Mike Tyson, Gordon Ramsey, Adam Sandler |
We Quit Caring |
We still don't Care |
|
Miscellaneous |
The Marshal Plan |
500,000+ troops in Vietnam |
Boston Bomb Ebola |
Covid-19 |
|
U.S. Population |
147 million |
195 million |
316 million |
334 million |