1960
1960s Era
Act I
The World Stage
1960
3.0B
people on Earth when this year began
Today
8.2B
+5.2B more people since
🇺🇸
US President
Dwight D. Eisenhower / John F. Kennedy
🇬🇧
UK Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan
🇺🇳
UN Secretary-General
Dag Hammarskjöld
Defining Moments
JFK elected president
U-2 spy plane incident
Sit-in movement begins (Greensboro)
First weather satellite launched
Act II
Culture & Entertainment
#1 Movie
Ben-Hur
Oscar Best Picture: The Apartment
- 🎥 Ben-Hur
- 🎥 Psycho
- 🎥 Spartacus
Top TV Shows
- 📺 Gunsmoke
- 📺 Wagon Train
- 📺 The Andy Griffith Show
Notable Books
- 📚 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
- 📚 Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Seuss
Act III
Technology & Science
First laser built
Birth control pill approved
COBOL programming language
Space
First weather satellite (TIROS-1)
Nobel Peace Prize
Albert Lutuli
Nobel Physics
Donald Glaser
Act IV
Cost of Living
Gas / Gallon
$0.31
Today: $3.50
Milk / Gallon
$1.04
Today: $4.15
Movie Ticket
$0.69
Today: $11.75
Average Home
$12,700
Today: $420,000
New Car
$2,600
Today: $49,500
Postage Stamp
$0.04
Today: $0.73
Average Salary
$4,743 / year (min wage: $1/hr)
Act V
Sports Champions
World Series
Pittsburgh Pirates
NBA Finals
Boston Celtics
NFL Champion
Philadelphia Eagles
Act VI
Our Planet
CO₂ Levels
0
parts per million
Today: 422 ppm
Temperature Anomaly
+0.03°C
vs. pre-industrial average
Today: +1.45°C
Life Expectancy
69.7 years