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Blast from the Past

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October 28, 2022

The year was 1972. Richard Nixon was president, Godfather was the #1 movie, Hewlett-Packard introduced the first pocket sized scientific calculator, and a dollar seemed to stretch just a little further than it does 50 years later.

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Movie ticket: $1.75 | Photo credit: City of Minneapolis Archives C13683
HP35 Scientific Calculator: $395 | *Photo credit: National Museum of American History (https://www.si.edu/object/hewlett-packard-hp-35-handheld-electronic-calculator%3Anmah_1079019)
House: $27,600
Gallon of milk: $0.89 | Dozen eggs: $0.45
Gallon of gas: $0.36
Ford Mustang: $2,510
Dishwasher: $189.95
Average income: $11,859
Public 4-year college tuition: $10,000
McDonald’s Big Mac: $0.65 | Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/nesster/4514370692
7-ride ticket book for an adult at Disney World: $4.95
Six-pack of beer: $2.07
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