What Was Going On in 1958

Eisenhower proposes NASA to Congress

Why 1958?
That was the year that the Hulu Hoop was invested.

I was 11 years old...

What was invented in 1958?

1. LEGOs, 
2. Skateboards, 
3. Beat the Clock Game, 
4. Crayola Crayons '64 box' with built-in sharpener*, 
5. Concentration TV Game home version, 
6. Hula Hoop (U.S.) 
7. The American Express card was introduced in 1958. 
8. The term “meritocracy” was coined by Michael Young in his 1958 dystopian essay The Rise of the Meritocracy.

The price of gasoline was $0.30/gallon

The price of cigarettes was $0.25/pack

The price of a hamburger was $0.20/burger

The price of beer was $1.67/6 pack