Most of us were born in 1944. What was the country like back then?...
February Batman and Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers
June Congress charters the CIA
November Johns Hopkins Hospital performs the first open heart surgery
Sports Champions St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Canadians, and Green Bay Packers
Life expectancy 62.9 (“Yikes”, says this 69 year old)
Some costs:
New House $3,475
New Car $975/mo
Rent $50/mo
Harvard tuition $420/yr
Movie ticket .40
Gasoline .15/gal
Stamp .03
Average income $3,475/yr
Entertainers born this year:
Diana Ross March 26
George Lucas May 14
Gary Busey June 29
Barry White September 12
Michael Douglas September 25
Danny DeVito November 17
Music:
“I’ll Get By” Harry James
“I’ll Walk Alone” Dinah Shore
“Mairzy Dotes” Merry Macs
Movies:
Going My Way
Double Indemnity