I thought this was neat. I recieved a birthday card from our insurance company. I had put it with a bunch of papers that needed to be filed, shredded, or thrown away. I forgot about it, and today I came across it. I thought it would be fun to share.
Looking back to 1980
- U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Iran; attempt to rescue hostages ended in failure
- President Carter announced U.S. boycott of Summer Olympics in Moscow as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- Mount St. Helens erupted
- Mariel boat lift brought Cubans to U.S.
- Operation Abscam led to indictment of public officials
- Poland's Solidarity labor union founded
- Former Beatle John Lennon was killed
- In the "Miracle on Ice," the U.S. hockey team won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY
- Carter ordered U.S. grain embargo of U.S.S. R.
Movies and Music
- Best Actor & Actress... Robert De Niro & Sissy Spacek
- Top Movies... Ordinary People (best), The Empire Strikes Back, Urban Cowboy, 9 to 5
- Top Tunes... Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Woman in Love, The Rose, Starting Over, Please Don't Go, Ride Like the Wind, Call Me
American Living Then and Now
In 1980:
Births (mil.) 3.6
Gas ( 1 gal.) $1.19
1st Class Stamp: $0.15
New Ford: $6,926
Bread(1 lb.) $0.51
Milk(1 gal.) $2.08
In 2008:
Births (mil.) 4.2
Gas ( 1 gal.) $2.99
1st Class Stamp: $0.41
New Ford: $22,075
Bread (1 lb. ) $2.69
Milk (1 gal.) $4.19
Wow what a difference! Can we go back to 1980 so we can PLEASE save some MONEY!!!
3 comments:
Okay, who's getting gas in 2008 for $2.99. That has to be a typo because it is 3.99 around here! Just talking about gas prices makes me angry!
Fun read Karen.
I hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
Wow! You just poasted this a couple days ago and the prices of gas and stamps are already out of date. Gas here in TN is 3.79 and stamps just went up to .43. :\ Interesting stuff though. :)
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