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Hurricane Diane was the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than an estimated $1 billion in damage (in 1955 dollars, which would be $11,764,962,686 today [1]), including direct costs and the loss of business and personal revenue. [nb 1] It formed on August 7 from a tropical wave between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde.
Here’s a look back at price changes over the years—including the $1 ticket when Disneyland opened in 1955. Chris Morris. October 16, 2023 at 11:50 AM ... ($1.15 to $2.65 in today’s dollars).
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline is at $3.50, according to AAA as of Jan. 26, 2023. While the amount of pain at the pump people feel is more or less acute depending on their ...
An 1890s advertising poster for five-cent Coca-Cola. Between 1886 and 1959, the price of a 6.5 US fl oz (190 mL) glass or bottle of Coca-Cola was set at five cents, or one nickel, and remained fixed with very little local fluctuation.
1955 was a common year ... General Motors becomes the first American corporation to make a profit of over 1 billion dollars in 1 year. Austria becomes independent, ...
The 1955 dollars caught the interest of many collectors and it was this version that led to the term Arnprior being applied to any dollar with an appearance of missing water lines. An even more collectible of the 1955 Arnprior, is given by the die break on the obverse legend, with the result being the joining of the T and the I in GRATIA. [12]
December 1: Rosa Parks, with Martin Luther King Jr. in 1955 December 14: Tappan Zee Bridge. December 1 – Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to surrender her seat on a bus to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama. December 5 The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge to become the AFL–CIO.