It is no exaggeration to say that life today has changed considerably compared to 50 years ago.
From popular music, movies, and haircuts to monumental political moments, notable economic statistics, and more, here are some examples of how the United States has changed from 1974 to 2024. Masu.
top songs
According to Billboard's Hot 100 list, the top song in the United States in 1974 was Barbra Streisand's “The Way We Were.”
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It was released on December 28, 1974.
Actress and singer Barbra Streisand hugs actor Robert Redford from behind in a publicity photo for the 1973 film The Way We Were, directed by Sidney Pollack. (Columbia Pictures International/Getty Images)
In 2023, Brenda Lee's holiday hit “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 list.
This song was originally released in 1958.
shag haircut
According to the Hair and Makeup Artist Handbook, an online resource that provides hair and makeup training for the media, layered styles with different lengths of hair were a popular hairstyle for men and women in the 1970s.
In its overview of 1970s hairstyles, the Hair & Makeup website describes the shag haircut as a “unisex, unfussy cut that includes evenly progressing layers with graduated sides and a full fringe. ”.
Actress Jane Fonda played Bree Daniels in the 1971 film Klute. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Celebrity hairdresser Paul McGregor is said to have created the look for Bree Daniels, played by Jane Fonda, in the 1971 film Klute.
Other celebrities who wore shag haircuts throughout the '70s included rock 'n' roll star Joan Jett, singer Susie Quatro, pop boy band the Bay City Rollers, and “The Partridge Family,” according to an overview in the Hair and Makeup Artist Handbook. ” actor David Cassidy. .
According to multiple fashion and beauty magazines, the shag haircut is making a comeback in pop culture.
best photo
According to the Oscar website, the 46th Academy Awards were held on April 12, 1974 at the Los Angeles Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and recognized films released in 1973.
The film that won Best Picture was “The Sting,” directed by George Roy Hill. Starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards, scheduled to be broadcast on March 10, 2024, have not yet been officially announced.
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Variety magazine recently reported that the 2024 Best Picture nominees include “Oppenheimer,'' “Barbie,'' “The Flower Moon'', “Poor Things,'' “Holdovers,'' “American Fiction,'' He mentions things like “Maestro.''
gas price
The average gas price in the United States in 1974 was 53 cents per gallon, according to data from the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Administration.
In 1974, the average gasoline price in the United States was 53 cents per gallon. (Getty Images)
Currently, retail gasoline prices across the country are averaging about $3.36 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration's latest short-term energy outlook forecast.
median income
Median household income rose to $11,100 in 1974.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this is an increase of about 6% and “exceeds the 1973 median of $10,500.”
According to the Census Bureau's “U.S. Income: 2022” article published in September 2023, the national median household income in 2022 will rise to $74,580, compared to an estimated 76,330 in 2021. down 2.3% from the dollar.
Looking back at 2020, the national median household income was $67,521, which the Census Bureau says is “statistically unchanged” when comparing 2020 and 2021. (St. Petersburg)
median house price
The median sales price for new homes sold in the United States in January 1973 was $29,900, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
By year's end, the median home price had risen to $35,700.
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According to gobankingrates.com, “the recession hit again” in 1974, and “there was a prolonged decline that actually began the previous year and continued all the way through March 1975.”
Since then, home prices have jumped to a median of $35,900.
Median home prices in the United States have changed dramatically over 50 years. (St. Petersburg)
The median sales price for new homes sold in November 2023 was $434,700, and the median sales price was $488,900, according to monthly new home sales data released by the Census Bureau on Friday, Dec. 22. Ta.
President Gerald Ford takes office
Gerald R. Ford took the presidential oath on August 9, 1974.
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According to White House Gob, Ford became the 38th president of the United States, declaring, “I assume the office of president under extraordinary circumstances…This is a moment in history that haunts and traumatizes our hearts.” did.
Of course, he was referring to Richard Nixon's resignation (see below).
In 1974, President Gerald Ford is seen meeting with Henry Kissinger. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images)
According to the Gerald R. Ford Library, during his first two years in the White House, Mr. Ford led the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marines to recover the American cargo ship Mayaguez, which had been illegally seized by Cambodian communists. was dispatched.
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The source said he has cut inflation by more than half and helped nearly 4 million Americans find jobs since the depths of the recession.
Watergate scandal ends, President Nixon resigns
According to the U.S. Senate website, the Watergate trial began on January 10, 1973.
On June 17, 1972, the five men who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty, and a jury convicted two of them.
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“U.S. District Judge John Sirica expressed skepticism that all the facts of the case have been revealed,” the U.S. Senate website says.
“Judge Sirica urged those awaiting sentencing to cooperate with the soon-to-be-formed Senate Select Committee.”
April 1974 photo of the Watergate office building in Washington, DC. This huge scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. (AFP via Getty Images)
In February 1973, the Special Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities was established to investigate campaign activities related to the 1972 presidential election.
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The committee submitted its final report in 1974.
Watergate ultimately led to President Richard Nixon's resignation on the night of August 8, 1974.
Richard Nixon, who resigned as the 37th president of the United States in response to the Watergate scandal, is showing his thumbs up. (Jean Forte/Integrated News Photo/Getty Images)
The Senate website says the Watergate investigation “remains one of the most important Congressional investigations in American history.”
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