Interesting Events in 1968

u$14,950.00- That’s all you needed to own a house, the average cost of a modern house at that time.

u$2,822.00- That was the average cost of a new car.

u$3- All you needed to take your better half on a movie date. A ticket cost $1.5 a piece.

u$1.60 –The federal  minimum wage hourly rate.

u34 cents- All you needed to by gallon of gas

u$5 and 5 pence for a gallon of oil.

Price of Basic Food Items in 1968

uEggs : 38 cents per dozen

uBacon : 75 cents per pound

uBread : 22 cents per loaf

uGround Coffee : 93cents per pound

uGranulated Sugar : 60 cents for 5 pounds

uVitamin D milk: $1.21 per gallon

uFirst class stamp : $0.05

McDonald Menu in 1968

uHamburger: $0.15

uCheeseburger: $0.19

uFrench fries: $0.1

uMilk: $0.1

uMilkshake : $0.2

uSoft drink :$0.1

uCoffee : $0.1

American Demographics

u200.71 million: The total population

u69.95 : Life expectancy

u$942.5 billion: The Gross domestic product

uUnemployment rate of 3.8%

uConsumer price index: 34.8

Technology Advancement in 1968

uDr. Christian Barnard performs the first successful heart transplant

u911 is launched as an emergency number

uBoeing introduces the 747 Jumbo jet

uApollo 8 orbits the moon and becomes the first manned space craft to do so.