The Year was 1950.

The Baby Boomer years were well underway and things were changing dramatically. The world was afraid of many things. China was invading Tibet, and Apartheid was created. McCarthy began his unchallenged persecution of those he perceived to be communist.

The United States was leading the world in the Korean war.

On the up side, inflation was at an all time low at just 1.8 percent.

A new home would cost you about 8 thousand dollars and if you were renting a place the cost was about 85 dollars a month for 2 bedrooms.

The great depression was now only a faint memory and consumerism was taking hold in a bit way. 12 inch black and white televisions were part of nearly every home in America.

The first Peanuts comic strip was published and in Denmark, The Tollund Man, a mummified body from the 4th Century, is found.

The President

The President was Harry Truman.

The US population was about 162,000,000 and our life expectancy was about 67.5 years.

Crime The murder rate was just 2 murders per 100,000 people and crime was much lower.

The Median Household Income was about 3300 dollars for the average laborer.

The Cost of Living

Groceries were much lower in price and usually much fresher. Bacon was 44 cents a pound and eggs cost 19 cents for a dozen. A gallon of milk cost about 89 cents and a loaf of bread was approximately 18 cents.

The Minimum Wage was $0.75 per hour. That is equivalent to $7.81 in 2018.

Postage Sending a letter across the country would cost you $.02 in postage.

Travel–A gallon of gas cost about 18 cents.

Transportation- The top selling car in the United States was the Ford and it cost about 1500 dollar for a brand new model.

People were wearing bandit blouses, berets and boxy wool coats.

The Top News for the Year

In the top news The great Brinks robbery took place in January, two Long Island commuter trains collided in the Richmond Hills section of Queens killing 79 people and blizzards hit the eastern US leaving more than one million people with no power for over a week.