1954


I was born April 18, 1954 on Easter morning. What was the world like the year I was born?

Government: Dwight Eisenhower was president. Richard Nixon was Vice President. 


The Supreme Court rules in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka to end segregation in public schools.
Transportation: General Motors produces its 50 millionth car.


Eisenhower proposes an interstate highway (freeway) system.

Medicine: Harvard doctors perform the first kidney transplant operation. Life expectancy was 68.2 years.

Sports: Sports Illustrated published its first issue. The Giants win the World Series.


Religion:  David O. McKay was the prophet. His councilors were Stephen L. Richards and J. Rueben Clark.


There were 1, 301, 240 members of the church; 219 stakes, 1,993 wards; 42 missions, 4,644 missionaries; 8 temples; 23 Book of Mormon translations. 

The Pledge of Allegiance was modified; the line One Nation, Indivisible" becomes "One Nation, Under God, Indivisible.

Entertainment: One in every 7 Americans owned a TV set.


Music-
Hey There--by Rosemary Clooney
Mr. Sandman--by The Cordettes
Secret Love--by Doris Day

Movies--
On the Water Front--Academy Award Winner
Dial M For Murder


Sabrina
White Christmas
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Cost of Living:
New house--$10,250.00
Average Income--$3,960.00
New Car--$1,700.00
Average Rent--$85.00/month
Tuition to Harvard--$800.00/year
Movie Ticket--70 cents
Gasoline--22 cent a gallon
US Postage stamp--3 cents
Sugar--85 cents for 10 lbs.
Milk--92 cents a gallon
Bacon--57 cents a lb.
Eggs--26 cents a dozen
Ground beef--55 cents a lb.
Bread--17 cents a loaf





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