Matters of Fact
- US Population: 74,799,000
- White Plains Population: 7,969
- US President: William McKinley
- Village President / Board of Trustees: Samuel C. Miller
- Average income: $426
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $2,150.
1 Dozen Eggs: 21¢
1 Pound Bread: 5¢
1 Gallon Milk: 27¢
Top Picks
- Play – Barbara Fritchie
- Best Seller – When Knighthood was in Flower by Charles Major
- Hit Tunes – Heart of My Heart, Always, My Wild Irish Rose, Hello, My Baby
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- Aspirin was discovered
- Sousaphone, named after John P. Sousa, invented
- Coca Cola was first bottled
- Oysters Rockefeller invented at Antoine's
- First Rover Boy adventure released by Edward Stratemeyer
Born this year
- Ernest Hemingway
- Hart Crane
- Humphrey Bogart
- Duke Ellington
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 90,490,000
- White Plains Population: 15,949
- US President: William Howard Taft
- Village President / Board of Trustees: Frederick S. Barnum
- Average Income: $518
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $2,575
New Ford: $9501
Dozen Eggs: 32¢
1 Pound Bread: 5¢
1 Gallon Milk: 32¢
Top Picks
- Movie — The Lonely Villa
- Best Seller — The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- World Series Champs – Pittsburgh Pirates
- Hit Tunes – By The Light of The Silvery Moon, Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland, I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
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- Admiral Perry reaches the North Pole
- GE markets first toaster
- Queensborough Bridge completed
- First Model-T Ford roles off the assembly line
- Kewpie Doll patented by Rose Cecil O’Neill
Born this year
- Katharine Hepburn
- James Agee
- Eddie Duchin
- Ann Southern
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 104,514,000
- White Plains Population: 21,031
- US President: Woodrow Wilson
- Mayor, City of White Plains: Ffarington M. Thompson
- Average Income: $1,158
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $4,000
New Ford: $525
1 Dozen Eggs: 25¢
1 Pound Bread: 10¢
1 Gallon Milk: 62¢
Top Picks
- Movie – Male and Female
- Best Seller – The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by V. Blasco Ibannez
- World Series Champs – Cincinnati Reds
- Hit Tunes — Swanee, How Ya’ Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm, A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody
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- 18th Amendment heralds beginning of Prohibition
- Dial telephones introduced
- RCA founded
- “Up-side-down” air-mail stamp issued
- Babe Ruth joins Yankees
- Gasoline Alley comic strip begins
- Eskimo Pie “I-Scream Bar” patented
Born this year
- Eva Peron
- Jackie Robinson
- Nat “King” Cole
- Celeste Holm
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 121,767,000
- White Plains Population: 35,603
- US President: Herbert Hoover
- Mayor of White Plains: Frederick C. McLaughlin
- Average Income: $1,574
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $4,825
New Ford: $695
1 Gallon Gas: 21¢
1 Pound Bread: 9¢
1 Gallon Milk: 58¢
Top Picks
- Movie — Broadway Melody
- Best Seller — All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
- World Series Champs – Philadelphia Athletics
- Hit Tunes — Star Dust, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Happy Days Are Here Again, More Than You Know
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- Stock Market crashes
- Ford introduces first station wagon
- Burma Shave signs appear on highways
- Gerber baby foods introduced
- First use of penicillin by Alexander Fleming
- Amos and Andy debuts on radio
Born this year:
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- Beverly Sills
- Dick Clark
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 131,028,000
- White Plains Population: 35,604
- US President: Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Mayor of White Plains: Chauncey T. S. Fish
- Average Income: $2,163
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $3,850
New Ford: $680
1 Gallon Gas: 19¢
1 Pound Bread: 8¢
1 Gallon Milk: 48¢
Top Picks
- Movie — Gone With the Wind
- Best Seller – The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Radio Show – Blondie, Silver Theater
- World Series Champs – New York Yankees
- Hit Tunes – God Bless America, In The Mood, Over the Rainbow, And The Angels Sing
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- Britain and France declare War on Germany
- Birds-Eye markets first frozen food
- Batman comic strip debuts
- Lou Gehrig retires
- Bronx-Whitestone Bridge opens
- GE introduces fluorescent lights
- First paperback books published
Born this year
- Lee Harvey Oswald
- Neill Sedaka
- Liv Ullman
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 149,188,000
- White Plains Population: 40,327
- US President: Harry S. Truman
- Mayor of White Plains: Silas S. Clark
- Average Income: $3,107
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $7,450
New Ford: $1,315
1 Gallon Gas: 27¢
1 Pound Bread: 14¢
1 Gallon Milk: 84¢
Top Picks
- Movie — All The King’s Men
- Best Seller — The Egyptian by Mika Waltari
- TV Show — The Life of Riley
- World Series Champs — New York Yankees
- Hit Tunes – Far Away Places, Mule Train Dear Hearts and Gentle People, Again
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- NATO treaty signed
- Cortisone synthesized
- Radio Free Europe begins operations
- Suzy Parker is Revlon’s “Fire and Ice” model
- Pillsbury Bake-Off inaugurated
- Sara Lee Cheesecake introduced
Born this year
- Jessica Lange
- Bruce Springsteen
- Meryl Streep
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 177,073,000
- White Plains Population: 50,485
- US President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Mayor of White Plains: Richard S. Hendey
- Average Income: $5,417
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $13,350
New Ford: $2,143
Gallon Gas: 30¢
1 Pound Bread: 20¢
1 Gallon Milk: $1.02
Top Picks
- Movie — Ben Hur
- Best Seller — Exodus by Leon Uris
- TV Show — Gunsmoke
- World Series Champs — Los Angeles Dodgers
- Hit Tunes — Venus, Put Your Head on My Shoulder, Teenager in Love, Kansas City
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- Alaska and Hawaii became 49th and 50th states
- Hovercrafts are introduced
- Sony markets first portable transistorized TV
- Quiz show and “payola” scandals erupt
- Barbie doll introduced
- Post Office ban on “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” is lifted
Born this year
- Marie Osmond
- John McEnroe
- Sheena Easton
- Linda Blair
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 202,677,000
- White Plains Population: 50,125
- US President: Richard M. Nixon
- Mayor of White Plains: Richard S. Hendey
- Average Income: $9,433
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $25,600
New Ford: $3,278
1 Gallon Gas: 35¢
1 Pound Bread: 23¢
1 Gallon Milk: $1.35
Top Picks
- Movie — Midnight Cowboy
- Best Seller — Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth
- TV Show — The Beverly Hillbillies
- World Series Champs – “Amazin’” New York Mets
- Hit Tunes — Leavin’ on a Jet Plane, Games People Play, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
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- Neil Armstrong lands on moon
- First Concorde SST flight
- Sesame Street debuts on TV
- Doonsbury comic strip debuts
- Woodstock Festival draws 300,000
- Rod Laver wins tennis Grand Slam
- Thor Heyerdall crosses Atlantic on papyrus raft
- 3,600,000 babies born in US this year
Born this year
- Jennifer Aniston
- Ken Griffey Jr.
- Chastity Bono
- Steffi Graf
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 223,880,000
- White Plains Population: 46,999
- US President: Jimmy Carter
- Mayor of White Plains: Alfred Del Vecchio
- Average Income: $22,178
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $62,900
New Ford: $6,474
1 Gallon Gas: 88¢
1 Pound Bread: 50¢
1 Gallon Milk: $1.61
Top Picks
- Movie — Kramer vs. Kramer
- Best Seller – The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum
- TV Show – Happy Days
- World Series Champs – Pittsburgh Pirates
- Hit Songs – I’ll Never Love This Way Again, You Decorated My Life, Please Don’t Go
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- Voyager transmits pictures of Jupiter
- Mother Theresa wins Nobel Peace Prize
- Soviets invade Afghanistan
- Tracy Austin at 16 youngest U.S. Open winner
- Interferon and leprosy vaccine developed
- Susan B. Anthony dollar minted
- 3,494,000 babies born in U.S.
Born this year
- Brandy
- Keisha Knight Pulliam
- Rachael Leigh Cook
- Claire Danes
Matters of Fact
- US Population: 247,360,000
- White Plains Population: 45,000
- US President: George Bush
- Mayor of White Plains: Alfred DelVecchio
- Average Income: $27,225
- Average Cost of:
3 Bedroom Home: $120,000
New Car: $15,403
1 Pound Bread: 69¢
1 Gallon Gas: 97¢
1 Gallon Milk: $2.62
Top Picks
- Movie – Driving Miss Daisy
- Best Seller – Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy
- TV Show – The Cosby Show
- World Series Champs – Oakland A’s
- Hit Tunes – Wind Beneath My Wings, Love Shack, Nick of Time
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- Savings & Loan bail-out costs $159 million
- Berlin Wall is torn down
- Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini dies
- Hurricane Hugo devastates East Coast
- 11 million gallon Exxon Valdez oil spill
- Million student demonstration in Tienammen Square crushed
- 4,041,000 babies are born in the U.S.
Matters of Fact
- US Population (est.)
- White Plains Population (est.)
- US President: William J. Clinton
- Mayor of White Plains: Joseph Delfino
- Average Income (est.)
- Average Cost of:
Three Bedroom Home:
New Ford Taurus:
Loaf of Bread:
1 Gallon Gas:
1 Gallon Milk:
Top Picks
- Movie – Shakespeare in Love
- Best Seller –
- TV Show –
- World Series Champs — New York Yankees
- Hit Tunes –
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- President Clinton impeached and acquitted