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1961

Mad Magazine points out that 1961 is the first “Upside Down Year Since 1881 and will not happen again until the Year 6009.
President:             John F. Kennedy is sworn into office on January 20, 1961
Vice President:     Lyndon B. Johnson
Population of USA:        204,152,000
World population         3,021,475,000
Life expectancy:                   70.2 yrs
Unemployment                       6.8 %  highest since 1941

Average Income              $ 5,737.00
Minimum wage               $         1.15 per hour
Cost of new house          $ 13,825.00  (3 bedroom)
Cost of new car               $ 2,528.00
Cost of 1^st class stamp   $          .04
Cost of gallon of gas       $          .31
Price of a dozen eggs      $        .57
Price of gallon of milk     $        1.04
Price of a baseball           $        1.57