How many years ago was 1954?

How long ago was 1954?

To put into perspective how long ago 1954 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1954 is now 91 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1954 are now 83–89 years old.
• Most of the people who were born in 1954 are retired.
• Seven decades have passed since then.
• World War II had only ended nine years previously.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 104 inches since 1954.
• There have been roughly 3,640 weekends since then.
• Names such as Elvis Presley, Martin Luther King Jr, Fidel Castro, Sam Cooke, James Dean, and Buddy Holly were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Oh! My PaPa (O Mein Papa)" by Eddie Fisher, "Secret Love" by Doris Day, "Make Love to Me" by Jo Stafford, "Wanted" by Perry Como, "Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty Kallen, and "Sh Boom" by The Crew Cuts.
• The Earth has travelled 315 billion miles through space since 1954.
• People were using rotary phones.
• There were no satellites in the sky.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 175 centimeters since 1954.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 140–210 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 280 seasons of weather.
• Credit cards did not exist.
• Plastic wasn't popular yet.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1954.