Fifty Years!

I turn the big 5-0 on Friday, January 9th and I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the last 50 years.
#1 Songs in 1959-
Soundtrack of Sound of Music (I wanted to be Julie Andrews aka "Maria" when I was 5)
Johnny Mathis'- Heavenly
Kingston Trio- At Large
Peter Gunn- Henry Mancini

Average Cost of new house $12,400.00
Average Yearly Wages $5,010.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 25 cents
Average Cost of a new car $2,200.00
Movie Ticket $1.00
Loaf of Bread 20 cents

What Events Happened in 1959
Mattel's Barbie Doll is Launched
Alaska becomes the 49th State of the United States
Hawaii becomes the 50th State of the United States

Popular Culture
The US Grammy Music Awards Started
The last musical from Rodgers and Hammerstein "The Sound of Music" opens on broadway
Popular Films

Ben-Hur
Some Like It Hot
Anatomy of a Murder
North by Northwest
Sleeping Beauty
Popular Singers
Doris Day
Frank Sinatra
Connie Francis
Ella Fitzgerald
Popular TV Programs
Bonanza premieres on NBC, the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color
The Huckleberry Hound Show

I turned 16 in 1975 and I remember I was cheering at a basketball game, I think it was at Borah and then going out on a "hot" date. Unfortunately, not with George! Why was that Honey?!
The most popular songs of the year: Get Down Tonight (KC and the Sunshine Band), How Sweet It Is (James Taylor), You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker), Mandy ( Barry Manilow)
Loaf of Bread:.28
Gas:.57 a gallon I could drive my '69 Rambler for 6 weeks on a tank of gas
stamp: .10
Milk: $1.40

I was married in 1979 to my sweetheart!
#1 Song- YMCA (scary) My Life - (Billy Joel), You Decorated My Life (Kenny Rogers) What a Fool Believes (Doobie Bros.)
I'll spare you the other details. But it has been a great ride! I am excited about the next 50 years! Well, excited isn't the word I am looking for, but I know I have been blessed with wonderful parents and siblings, who have loved and supported me and now I am priviledged to have a beautiful family of my own. I love you all so much! Here's to the next 50 and only 20 years until the Golden Anniversary!!