Jane Ann McLachlan had this great idea for a blog challenge for the month of October to do one day for each of the first 25 years of your life. This is year two.
Inflation was at 1.59%
Average cost of a new house: $13,600
Average income: $6450
Gasoline: $0.31 a gallon
Movie ticket: $1.25
The Voting Rights Act becomes law, guaranteeing African-Americans the right to vote.
World’s 1st Skateboard Championship was held in California. They just became a fad in 1950s and actually 1965 marks a low point in skateboarding, but even so, the 1st championships were held and even televised on ABC. It wasn’t until the early 70s that I finally got one of these, costing several layers of skin.
