By the Numbers in 1966
World Population
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UK Life Expectancy
55.6 years
US Life Expectancy
56.1 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$35.84
Dow Jones Index
750
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
112
How Much Did Things Cost in 1966?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £3,840 | $14,500 |
| Average salary | £1,030 | $6,900 |
| Pint of milk | 6d | $0.14 |
| Loaf of bread | 8d | $0.22 |
| Dozen eggs | 4s 4d | $0.60 |
| Pint of beer | 1s 8d | $0.34 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | 5s 2d | $0.32 |
| Cinema ticket | 4s 0d | $0.87 |
Technology and Inventions in 1966
The Soviet Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon. Colour television broadcasting was expanding in the US, and the UK began test broadcasts. Credit cards were becoming more widespread, and early electronic calculators appeared on desks.
- ● Luna 9 made the first successful soft landing on the Moon
- ● The Surveyor 1 spacecraft made the first US soft landing on the Moon
- ● Barclays installed the UK's first credit card system (Barclaycard)
- ● Texas Instruments developed the first electronic handheld calculator prototype
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