Early 1950s: The minimum wage is $0.75 per hour.
Today: The minimum wage is $5.15 per hour.
Early 1950s: Pulp fiction magazines are widely read, but their popularity is on the decline due to competition from television, comic books, and the paperback novel.
Today: Very few pulp fiction magazines exist. Most books are now printed on more expensive paper and some only exist in electronic form.
Early 1950s: Approximately 23.5 percent of American households own a television set. All sets are black and white.
Today: Ninety-eight percent of American households have a television and of these, 76 percent have more than one. Ninety-nine percent of all televisions owned are color televisions. High definition and plasma televisions are now available.
Early 1950s: Businessman Frank MacNamara and his friend Ralph Schneider introduce the Diners Club.....
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