Tuesday, August 7^th
is my birthday.  I was born in 1951.  It is interesting and
enlightening to look back to 1951 to compare and reflect.  In 1951:

·       
Over 1 million youths
march in East Berlin for world peace and Communism.

·       
“Tennessee Waltz” by
Patti Page was a popular song.

·       
Baseball says hello to
Willie Mays, as he joins the New York Giants.

·       
Humphrey Bogart and
Katharine Hepburn star in the classic “The African Queen”

·       
A new car cost
$1,800.  Today, $25,550.

·       
A Gallon of gas cost
$.20.  Today, $3.29.

·       
A new home cost
$16,000.  Today, $169,500.

·       
Income averaged $3,515. 
Today, $34,104.

The
Dow Jones Index equaled 269.  Today 13,169