Please help me celebrate my birthday today! I was born July 15,1955, and as I grew up there were some pictures taken. I'm going to share some of them and hope you enjoy!

I found a site that lists some of the things that happened that year and thought I'd share some of those as well: Link:

1955 consumerism takes off in a big way with the sale of some 7.9 million cars in the US with 7 out of 10 families now owning a motor car, and new laws were put in place requiring seat belts to be installed on all new cars.

The average wages were now $3,851 per year, and the minimum wage was raised to $1.00 per hour.

The first McDonalds was erected in 1955 and more fast foods and TV dinners are appearing including fish fingers. The first cans of Coca-Cola are sold up till then it had only been sold in bottles.

Rock and Roll music continues to grow in popularity with more idols including Elvis Presley , Bill Haley and the Comets, Chuck Berry and The Platters, and young men's fashion matches the times with pink shirts and charcoal grey suits.

Cost of Living 1955

How Much things cost in 1955
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 0.28%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 3.5%
Average Cost of new house $10.950.00
Average Monthly Rent $87.00
Average Yearly Wages $4.130.00
Minimum Hourly Rate $1.00
Average Cost of a new car $1,900.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 23 cents
Ladies Swim Suits $12.95

Black and White TV $99.95
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling
Average House Price $2,064

Technology 1955

• First pocket transistor radios available

• Fish Fingers are marketed by Bird's Eye

• The first Atomically generated power is used in the US

Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Atomic Clock England
Hovercraft England by Christopher Cockerell
Lego Gotfried Kirk Christiansen
Velcro Switzerland by George De Mestral

Popular Culture 1955

• Ray Kroc starts the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain.
• First riot at an Elvis Presley concert takes place in Jacksonville, FL
• "The $64,000 Question" the popular US television game show starts
• James Dean’s stars in the movie East of Eden
• James Dean killed in car accident near Cholame, California
• First Guinness Book of World Records Published
• "The Mickey Mouse Club" debuts on ABC

Popular Films

• Oklahoma
• The Quatermass Xperiment
• Rebel without a Cause
• To Catch A Thief
• The Quatermass Xperiment
• The seven year itch

Popular Singers

• Elvis Presley
• Bill Haley and the Comets " Rock Around The Clock"
• Chuck Berry
• Fats Domino.
• The Platters

In the interest of personal privacy I'm ending my picture review in the mid-80's. I hope you understand.