1980s - 1880s
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Created on September 12, 2024
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1980 - 1880 MUSIC
You could buy a dozen eggs for a dollar.
- $20 was worth $76 today
- Jimmy Carter was president
- The average wage was $12,500
- ET and Star Wars were released
1980s
1980
Workin' nine to five, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind and they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it Nine to five, for service and devotion You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
Dolly Parton 9 - 5
I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me
1982
Joan Jett - I love rock and roll
You could buy 6 Hershey's bars for 90 cents.
- $20 was worth $162 today
- Richard Nixon was president
- The median family income was $9,870
- Star Wars and Jaws were released
1970s
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be There will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
1970
The Beatles - Let it Be
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. They have everything for young men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal You can do whatever you feel
1978
The Village People - YMCA
You could buy one pound of bacon for $1.
- $20 was worth $212 today
- John F Kennedy was president
- The average family income was $5,600
- The Sound of Music was released
1960s
Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin' I think you'll understand When I say that somethin'I want to hold your hand I want to hold your hand I want to hold your hand
1964
The Beatles - I Wanna Hold Your Hand
It's now or never Come hold me tight Kiss me my darling Be mine tonight Tomorrow will be too late It's now or never My love won't wait
1960
Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never
You could buy 20 candy bars for a dollar.
- $20 was worth $261 today
- Harry S Truman was president
- The average family income was $3,300
- King Solomon's Mines was released
1950s
Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will be
1956
Doris Day - Que Sera Sera
You could buy a dress for one dollar.
- $20 was worth $449 today
- Franklin D Roosevelt was president
- The average family income was $1,368
- Pinocchio and Bambi were released
1940s
Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories
1945
Doris Day - Sentimental Journey
You could buy 4 pounds of butter for one dollar.
- $20 was worth $377 today
- Herbert Clark Hoover was president
- The average sallary was $4,887
- The Wizard of Oz was released
1930s
God bless America, land that I love Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with the light from above From the mountains to the prairies To the oceans white with foam God bless America, my home sweet home
1939
Kate Smith - God Bless America
You could buy movie tickets for the whole family for one dollar
- $20 was worth $314
- Woodrow Wilson was president
- The average income was $3,269
- Was Down East was released
1920s
"Yes, we have no bananas We have-a no bananas today. We've string beans, and onions big juicy lemons, And all sorts of fruit and say We have an old fashioned to-mah-to A Long Island po-tah-to But yes, we have no bananas. We have no bananas today."
1923
Yes, We Have No Bananas
You could buy 127 lemons with one dollar.
- $20 was worth $662 today
- William Howard Taft was president
- The average wage was 22 cents per hour
- Frankenstein was released
1910s
Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you Let me hear you whisper That you love me too Keep the love light glowing In your eyes so true Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you
1910
Let Me Call Your Sweetheart
You could buy 20 bars of soap with a dollar.
- $20 was worth $749 today
- Teddy Roosevelt was preisdent from 1901- 1909
- The average family income was $3,000
- Joann of Arc was released
1900s
Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroniYankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy! Mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy!
1905
Billy Murray - Yankee Doodle
You could buy a pair of shoes for one dollar.
- $20 was worth $690 today
- Benjamin Harrison was president from 1889 - 1893
- The average income was $485
- The Man in the Moon was released
1890s
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
1895
America the Beautiful
You could buy a pair of shoes for one dollar.
- $20 was worth $617 today
- James Garfield was president in 1880
- The average annual wage was $380
- The very first motion picture was released
1880s
Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling, Clementine You are lost and gone forever Dreadful sorry, Clementine
1884
My Darling Clementime