Television History - The First 75 Years
 
 

What Things Cost in 1958:
Car: $2,200
Gasoline: 30 cents/gal
House: $18,000
Bread: 19 cents/loaf
Milk: $1.01/gal
Postage Stamp: 4 cents
Stock Market: 584
Average Annual Salary: $5,500
Minimum Wage: $1.00 per hour

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1958 Edsel Convertible

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1958-60 Philco Predicta
"Miss America Series"

•  SEPTEMBER 22nd:  Peter Gunn begins on NBC
  

•  OCTOBER 17th:   An Evening With Fred Astaire telecast on NBC
  
  

•  RCA SELLS 80,000 COLOR TV SETS -- Model CT-7
  

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