Mom turned 50 years old yesterday and my grandpa turns 70 tomorrow. Grandpa was 20 years of age when my mom was born, and my mom was 20 years old when I was born. When I was 20 years old I was single, living independently, working a full time job, attending college part-time, and 8 years away from having Turner. How the times have changed. Let's see what was happening in those years in history . . .
Top Tens of 1938:
1. A ski lift is used for the first time in Vermont
2. Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
3. The word "robot" is coined after the release of the first Sci-Fi movie
4. WWII began
5. Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia
6. Bugs Bunny is introduced
7. The Great Depression began
8. Professional baseball players are required to wear helmets
9. Average annual salary per household was $1730.00
10. Gallon of Gas - 10 cents
Top Tens of 1958:
1. Sputnik 1 falls from orbit
2. 14 year old Bobby Fisher wins US Chess Championship
3. Elvis Presley was drafted
4. Velcro was trademarked
5. NASA was created by the US Congress
6. A hydrogen bomb, known as Tybee Bomb was lost by the US Airforce over Savannah, GA. Never recovered.
7. Bodies of unidentified soldiers of WWII and Korean War were buried in Arlington Cemetery.
8. Average annual salary per household was $4600.00
9. Gallon of Gas - 25 cents
10. The Hula Hoop was invented
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