By the Numbers in 1993
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
58.3 years
US Life Expectancy
58.7 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$349.77
Dow Jones Index
5,163
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
186
How Much Did Things Cost in 1993?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £58,096 | $106,000 |
| Average salary | £15,230 | $32,000 |
| Pint of milk | 28p | $0.58 |
| Loaf of bread | 55p | $0.75 |
| Dozen eggs | £1.08 | $0.98 |
| Pint of beer | £1.30 | $2.30 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | £2.10 | $1.11 |
| Cinema ticket | £3.10 | $4.14 |
Technology and Inventions in 1993
The Mosaic web browser made the internet accessible to ordinary people for the first time. Intel launched the Pentium processor. Doom arrived and changed gaming forever. Mobile phones were still large and expensive but becoming more visible.
- ● Mosaic web browser released, popularising the World Wide Web
- ● Intel Pentium processor launched
- ● Doom released by id Software, revolutionising PC gaming
- ● Adobe Acrobat and the PDF format introduced
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