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What Things Cost in 1955:
Car: $1,950
Gasoline: 29 cents/gal
House: $17,500
Bread: 18 cents/loaf
Milk: 92 cents/gal
Postage Stamp: 3 cents
Stock Market: 488
Average Annual Salary: $5,000
Minimum Wage: 75 cents per hour
(68K) - 1955 Thunderbird
(80K) - Prediction of Thin-Screen Wall-TV in the year 1955
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JUNE 7th: The $64,000 Question begins
with host Hal March
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SEPTEMBER 10th: Gunsmoke begins a 20
year run on television
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SEPTEMBER 20th: Both The Phil Silver's Show and
Cheyenne debut
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OCTOBER 1st: Honeymooners begins a long
run with Jackie Gleason
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OCTOBER 3rd: The Mickey Mouse Club first
telecast on ABC
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OCTOBER 3rd: Captain Kangaroo
begins on CBS
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RCA SELLS 20,000 COLOR
TV SETS -- most all are 21" models.
[Pre-1935] [1935-1941] [1942-1945]
[1946-1949]
[return to 1950-1959]
[1960-2000]
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