best for When Gas Price Was 24 Cents!

Year was 1958, the price of gas was 24 cents. You can fill up your tank for $5.

Ike was president of United States.

Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Jyane Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren and Doris Day were the big hits at the box office.

Cold war with USSR had escalated.

NASA was established.

America's first satellite was launced into orbit.

14-year-old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship.

The first atomic submarine, Nautilus traveled under the North Pole.

Nation Defense Education Act placed heavy emphasis on math, science and language education.

Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic.

Pope Pius XII declares Saint Clare the patron saint of television.

Pope John XXIII succeeds Pope Pius XII as the 261st pope.

Guinea declares itself independent from France.

New UNESCO building inaugurated in Paris.

Based on birth rates (per 1,000 population), the post-war baby boom ended in the United States as an eleven-year decline in the birth rate began.

Credit card got boost as American Express and Visa (formally known as BankAmericard) appeared.

Elvis Presley reported to the offices of Memphis's local draft board and was inducted into the US Army.

Average household cost was $30,000 and average income was $4,650.

Ford costed $1,967 or up to $3,929 of it had extras like radio or upholstered seats.

Cantaloupe cost $.05 a pound.

Instant noodles go on sale for the first time.

Postage stamps were $.04

You could attend Harvard for $1,250 per year.

Moms full time job used to raise families.

TV was there with 3 channels.

Nobody had heard about Vietnam or Watergate.

And yes it was a different world when good guys always won.