Events Of July 1958

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The Events of July 1958 By: Northeast Alabama Community College The Events of July 1958 In the world and national news it was a relatively uneventful month, President Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act on July 7th. Alaska officially became our 49th state in 1959. Curiously on the same day, July 7th there was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. That earthquake started a 90 million ton landslide into Lituya Bay which is inside the park. The landslide in turn caused a tsunami. It was the world’s highest recorded tsunami at 1719 feet. Since all this happened in a national park the area was unpopulated and thus only two fishermen lost their lives. (wikipedia.org) On the scientific and…show more content…
Other companied that started in 1958: Hush Puppies Shoes, the Jim Henson Company, Pizza Hut, and United Airlines. (peoplehistory.com) Now to the famous people that are the same age as me. WNBA Hall of Famer, Nancy Lieberman, was born July 1st. Bill Watterson, creator of the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes was born on July5th. Actor Kevin Bacon was born on July 7th. Mexico’s greatest soccer player, Hugo Sanchez, was born on July 11th. Michael Flatley, founder of the Lord of the Dance, was born on July 16th. TV pitchman Billy Mays was born on July 20th. (nndb.com) How much did things cost in 1958? Compared to today’s prices they seem very low, but it is all relative I suppose. A new house cost between $12,000 and $18,000. A new car would have set you back $2,200. Gas for that new car cost you 25 cents a gallon. Bread was 19 cents a loaf and a postage stamp was 4 cents. Minimum wage was $1.00 per hour and the average yearly income was $4,600. (peoplehistory.com) {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end}…show more content…
Retrieved September 18, 2009, from spiritus-temporis.com: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/1958 (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from wikipedia.org: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958#July (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from peoplehistory.com: http://www.peoplehistory.com/1958.html (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from nndb.com: http://www.nndb.com/lists/957/00015642/ (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from wikipedia.org: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska Wenborn, N. (1989). 1958. In N. Wenborn, The 20th Century: A Chronicle in Pictures (pp. 331-332). London: Hamlyn Publishing Group

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