Like how much gas was per gallon the price of a dozen of eggs. Anyone know a god site.
2007-07-14 17:01:15 · 6 answers · asked by Mrs. Brown 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
www.fiftiesweb.com/pop/prices-1957.htm
milk was 1.00 per gl. and average income was 4500.00 per yr gas was .24 per gl
2007-07-14 17:13:52 · answer #1 · answered by fordman022480 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is of any help to You, I was born on the twenty-third of April, 1957, at the Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
2007-07-15 01:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was ten years old in 1957 and my dear Daddy died on 12th December aged just 40 following long ilnesses caused by war wounds. What a guy. I loved him dearly and still miss him. Because of that 1957 is very clear in my mind although I live in England.
Average wage here then : about £8.00 per week ($16.00)
Cost of Dad's funeral £30.00 ($60.00)
Gallon of petrol £0.1s.10d ( 36c)
10 cigarettes £0.1s.10d(36c)
Burger 1s.00d (10c)
Fountain pen 3s.00d (30c)
2007-07-15 08:41:15 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Things Cost in 1957:
Car: $2,100
Gasoline: 31 cents/gal
House: $18,000
Bread: 19 cents/loaf
Milk: $1.00/gal
Postage Stamp: 3 cents
Stock Market: 436
Average Annual Salary: $5,500
Minimum Wage: $1.00 per hour
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1957 Ford Station Wagon
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1957 French "Teleavia" Television
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1957 - Hungarian TV Broadcasting Begins
(203K) - Article about Hungarian television broadcasting and the "Museum of Technology and Programs" in Budapest, Hungary. (Courtesy Transmitting, published Spring 2003)
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Teen Actress Luana Patten in a TV Store, "The Restless Years," 1957. Bio: One of the first two contract players for Walt Disney, she made her debut in Song of the South (1946), as a poor white child fascinated by the stories told by Uncle Remus. She made three more films as a child star, then left film for over 10 years. Luana returned as an ingénue in Rock, Pretty Baby (1956), and followed that by several teen films, retiring from Hollywood completely at the end of the 1960's. (File size 20KB)
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41,000,000 homes now have television in the USA
SEPTEMBER 21st: Perry Mason begins on CBS
OCTOBER 4th: Leave it to Beaver first shown on CBS
RCA SELLS 85,000 COLOR TV SETS -- Model CT-5s
Of the half-dozen manufacturers of color sets in this time period, the total sales of all makes and models was about 150,000 units.
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1957 Hotpoint B&W Television Set
2007-07-15 00:14:32 · answer #4 · answered by boggle10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although Wikipedia is a decent search engine, it get its information from of all kinds of sources and doesn't always check out the information to see if it's true. It's compiled of "volunteered" data. Be careful and good luck in your search!
2007-07-15 00:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by Brittany T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.infoplease.com/year/1957.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957
There are lots here!
2007-07-15 00:08:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋