By the Numbers in 1965
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
55.5 years
US Life Expectancy
56.0 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$35.72
Dow Jones Index
727
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
108
How Much Did Things Cost in 1965?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £3,620 | $14,000 |
| Average salary | £960 | $6,450 |
| Pint of milk | 5½d | $0.13 |
| Loaf of bread | 7½d | $0.21 |
| Dozen eggs | 4s 2d | $0.53 |
| Pint of beer | 1s 7d | $0.33 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | 5s 0d | $0.31 |
| Cinema ticket | 3s 9d | $0.85 |
Technology and Inventions in 1965
The first spacewalk was achieved, early minicomputers appeared, and colour television was expanding in America. The UK was still broadcasting in black and white. The word 'software' entered common usage as computers became essential business tools.
- ● Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk from Voskhod 2
- ● Ed White performed the first American spacewalk during Gemini 4
- ● The first commercial communications satellite, Early Bird (Intelsat I), launched
- ● DEC introduced the PDP-8, considered the first successful minicomputer
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