Today, my dad turns the big 60! I'm only sharing this since he mentioned it himself, but he's looking forward to taking advantage of all the senior-discounts out there. I'll never forget the time when I was still in high school and the McDonald's lady asked if he wanted the senior discount--the look on his face was priceless! Back to my blog...My brother asked if his new discount eligibility meant he'd be eating at buffets only from now on and Dad said yes, as long as they aren't spicy ;-)
After doing some research, I found that Dad shares his birthday with Bridget Fonda, Howard McNear of The Andy Griffiths Show, Nick Mason who drummed for Pink Floyd and Mozart!
Here are some fun facts about 1950!
A House cost: $14,500
Average income: $3,216
Ford car: $1339-$2262
Admiral "home entertainment" TV system: $549.50
12" records: $4.85
10" records: $2.85
Milk: .82 cents
Gas: .20 cents
Bread .14 cents
Postage stamp: .03 cents
Sirloin steak: $.77 lb
The population of the world is 2.52 billion
Walt Disney's Cinderella opens in theaters.
Sugar Pops are introduced.
RCA 45 RPM record attachment
Silly Putty is introduced!
Pillsbury and General Mills offered prepared cake mixes.
CBS begins broadcasting in color.
Ball-O-Fire gumballs are available.
The stuff of grilled cheese sandwiches arrived, KRAFT® Deluxe process cheese slices are introduced.
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and the Port Authority open in NYC
Seeburg starts selling jukeboxes that play 45 RPM records. This is the jukebox that ends up in the soda shops, bowling alleys and bars.
Nobel for literature awarded to William Faulkner .
Smokey the Bear gains national popularity.
Minute Rice arrives.
Haloid Corporation (later renamed Xerox) develops the first xerographic copy machine.
2,200 drive-in movie theatres, twice as many as in 1949.
Peanuts debuted on October 2, 1950.
Cartoonist Hank Ketcham created and introduces "Dennis the Menace."
10,500,000 TV sets in 10,400,000 homes.
The first self-service elevator is installed by Otis Elevator in Dallas.
Unemployment is 5.3%
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Happy Birthday, Dad!
Today, my dad turns the big 60! I'm only sharing this since he mentioned it himself, but he's looking forward to taking advantage of all the senior-discounts out there. I'll never forget the time when I was still in high school and the McDonald's lady asked if he wanted the senior discount--the look on his face was priceless! Back to my blog...My brother asked if his new discount eligibility meant he'd be eating at buffets only from now on and Dad said yes, as long as they aren't spicy ;-)
After doing some research, I found that Dad shares his birthday with Bridget Fonda, Howard McNear of The Andy Griffiths Show, Nick Mason who drummed for Pink Floyd and Mozart!
Here are some fun facts about 1950!
A House cost: $14,500
Average income: $3,216
Ford car: $1339-$2262
Admiral "home entertainment" TV system: $549.50
12" records: $4.85
10" records: $2.85
Milk: .82 cents
Gas: .20 cents
Bread .14 cents
Postage stamp: .03 cents
Sirloin steak: $.77 lb
The population of the world is 2.52 billion
Walt Disney's Cinderella opens in theaters.
Sugar Pops are introduced.
RCA 45 RPM record attachment
Silly Putty is introduced!
Pillsbury and General Mills offered prepared cake mixes.
CBS begins broadcasting in color.
Ball-O-Fire gumballs are available.
The stuff of grilled cheese sandwiches arrived, KRAFT® Deluxe process cheese slices are introduced.
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and the Port Authority open in NYC
Seeburg starts selling jukeboxes that play 45 RPM records. This is the jukebox that ends up in the soda shops, bowling alleys and bars.
Nobel for literature awarded to William Faulkner .
Smokey the Bear gains national popularity.
Minute Rice arrives.
Haloid Corporation (later renamed Xerox) develops the first xerographic copy machine.
2,200 drive-in movie theatres, twice as many as in 1949.
Peanuts debuted on October 2, 1950.
Cartoonist Hank Ketcham created and introduces "Dennis the Menace."
10,500,000 TV sets in 10,400,000 homes.
The first self-service elevator is installed by Otis Elevator in Dallas.
Unemployment is 5.3%
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