Census Bureau Daily Feature for Tuesday, December 30: 2008 Anniversaries
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - Profile America — Tuesday, December 30th. Before closing the book on this eventful year, it’s worth noting some of the anniversaries of 2008. A hundred years ago, a U.S. entry — the Thomas Flyer — won the New York to Paris, round the world automobile race. Seventy-five years ago, the first minimum wage law was enacted — at 33 cents an hour. Fifty years ago, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established. And 25 years ago, the final episode of “MASH” was broadcast, one of the most popular television series of all time. A century ago, the average life expectancy for a baby girl was 53 years, and for boys, 50. Now those figures are over 80 years for girls and 75 for boys. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2008, Spotlight on the Past
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 55
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008, t. 98
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2008edition.html
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the “Newsroom” button). For further information, contact Rick Reed: 301-763-2812; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail: richard.thomas.reed-at-census.gov.
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