| Then . . . 1966 |
Now . . . |
| US Landmarks |
|
N Y World Trade Center
construction
began (1964 -1972)
|
9/11/01 -Terrorists demolished
World Trade Center Towers One &
Two
|
St. Louis Gateway Arch
completed
October 28, 1965
|
Still the Gateway to the West |
| President |
|
| Lyndon B. Johnson (36th) |
George W. Bush (43rd) |
| Population |
|
| World: 3.45 Billion |
World: 6.16 Billion |
| U.S.: 196,560,338 |
U.S.: 281,421,906 |
| Life Expectancy |
|
| 70.2 Years |
76.7 (1999) |
| Cost of Postage Stamp |
|
| .05 |
.37 |
| Violent Crime Rate ( per 1000 ) |
|
| 25.7 |
27.4 |
| Property Crimes per 1000 |
|
| 24.5 |
178.1 |
| Homicides per 1000 |
|
| 5.9 |
5.7 |
| US Events |
|
| Viet Nam - War escalates |
Bosnia |
| Medicare begins |
Anthrax |
| Communism |
Terrorism |
| Selective Service Draft Board
& Lottery December,1969 |
Georgia Lottery, Big Game |
| Science & Medicine |
|
| the 'Pill' declared safe for human use |
Aides |
| Early Bird - the first
commercial communications satellite is launched |
Cancer research delivering promising drugs |
| |
Cloning, genetic engineering |
| Electronic Advances |
(Evolved since 1966 ) |
| Push Button Phones |
Cell Phones |
| Hand Held Calculators |
Microwave Ovens |
| 8 track Cassettes |
CD's and CD players |
| IBM Mainframe 360/370 Computers |
Mini-Computers |
| |
Personal Computers (1976) |
| |
Internet (1990's) |
| |
Digital TV |
| |
Cable & Dish TV. |
| |
Personal Beepers |
| |
VCR's |
| Musical Groups |
|
| The Beatles |
Brittany Spears |
| The Rolling Stones |
Backstreet Boys |
| Beach Boys |
Insync |
| The Association |
The Calling |
| Johnny Rivers |
Nickelback |
| The Supremes |
Jewel |
| The Temptations |
Creed |
| Simon & Garfunkel |
Train |
| The Monkees |
Dave Matthews Band |
| Bob Dylan |
Lifehouse |
| The Mamas & The Papas |
Lenny Kravitz |
| Paul Revere & the Raiders |
U2 |
| Percy Sledge |
Puddle of Mud |
| Stevie Wonder |
John Mellencamp |
| Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels |
Collective Soul |
| The Righteous Brothers |
|
| Sports |
|
| Braves move from Milwaukee |
Braves became competitive in 90's |
| Atlanta awarded Falcon's franchise
|
Still have not won a Super Bowl |
| Clothing |
|
| Gant and Madras Shirts |
FuBu? |
| Izod |
Tommy Hilfiger |
| Keds, Converse |
Nike, Reebok |
