Guess the year #1
Here is a year from American life, told in three small clues.
The first successful wireless TV remote control arrived, letting families change channels without leaving the sofa.
Congress passed a law creating a 41,000-mile national network of interstate highways.
A gallon of regular gasoline cost about 30 cents on average.
With Halloween just a few days off, it feels like a good week for a little mystery. Which year do you think it was?
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Answer: 1956. That was the year the first successful wireless TV remote reached living rooms and Congress passed the law that created the interstate highway system. Regular gas at about 30 cents a gallon fits the year too.
Sources:
- https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/365218
- https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/national-interstate-and-defense-highways-act
- https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/txt/ptb0524.html
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