How much things cost in 1947 Average cost of new house $6,600 Average wages per year $2,850 Cost of a gallon of Gas 15 cents Average cost of a new car $1,300 Loaf of bread 13 cents Postage stamp 3 cents Men’s Sweater $8.50
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Events • CIA established in 1947 • The International Monetary Fund IMF begins to operate • Roswell UFO incident. UFO object crashed (allegedly) on July 7 near Roswell, NM. Military officials insisted it was a high-altitude surveillance balloon. • Ferrari begins production of Italian sports cars after having been involved in motor racing since 1929 • The Cold War beginnings — East and West
• Ammonium nitrate cargo of the French-registered vessel SS Grandcap explodes in Texas City, Texas — 552 dead, 3,000 injured • The United Nations votes in favor of the creation of an independent Jewish State of Israel • Everglades National Park is dedicated as a National Park by President Harry S. Truman • Polaroid Land Camera demonstrated
“Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.” – Marilyn Monroe
Remember when . . .
giving photos in 60 seconds • Jackie Robinson took to the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball
Technology • First “instant” camera • Saab produces its first automobile • Goodrich manufactures first tubeless tires • Howard Hughes’ Flying Boat (The Spruce Goose) takes off but will never go into production • The transistor is invented
• Walter Morrison invents the Frisbee • ENIAC, one of the world’s first digital computers, is turned on after a memory upgrade. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955. • The sound barrier is broken • First LPs produced • Artificial intelligence • Mobile phone • Transistor • Hologram
Popular Films • Miracle on 34th Street • Road to Rio • The Jolson Story
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