Jeff Daley

Jeff Daley

Jeff Daley, a milestone birthday remembering when. . .  The events during the year of my birth in 1946 is interesting to say the least.

It does a great deal to compare the happenings of today to those that took placed when I came into this world.

Jeff Daley – A Nostalgic Look Back in Time

1946 World News

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Micheline Bernardini, 1946, Paris

  • Europe and Japan begin the process of rebuilding.
  • The United Nations holds its first session
  • The bikini swimsuit, named after Bikini Atoll and the atomic explosions debuted in Paris, France.
  • Cannes Film Festival debuts in France
  • Winston Churchill gives his “Iron Curtain” speech

1946 National News

  • WWII veterans, making use of the provisions of the G.I. Bill of Rights, head to college in record numbers,
  • Birth rates jump to over 1.4 million in one year with the return of WWII veterans.
  • The United States gives the Philippines Independence.
  • AT&T announces the first car phones.
  • Alaskans vote in favor of statehood.
  • The U.S. Army makes radar contact with the Moon for the first time.
  • Heisman Trophy Winner Glenn Davis from Army

1946 Interesting Facts

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Miss America, Marilyn Buferd

  • POTUS – Harry Truman
  • Vice President of the United States – None
  • Miss America – Marilyn Buferd (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Speaker of the House – Sam T. Rayburn (D)
  • Life Expectancy – 62.9 years

1946 Cost of Living

Living

  • New Home = $5,600
  • Average Income = $2,500 per year
  • New Car = $1,125
  • Harvard University Tuition = $450 per year
  • Gasoline = 15 cents per gallon
  • First Class postage = 3 cents

Food

  • Vitamin D Milk = 70 cents per gallon
  • Ground Coffee = 50 cents per pound
  • Bacon = 47 cents per pound
  • Eggs = 22 cents per dozen
  • Fresh Ground Hamburger = 40 cents per pound
  • Fresh Baked Bread = 10 cents per loaf

Movies

  • The Best Years of our Lives (Academy Award Winner)
  • Notorious
  • My Darling Clementine
  • Song of the South
  • The Big Sleep
  • It’s a Wonderful Life