How many years ago was 1940?

How long ago was 1940?

To put into perspective how long ago 1940 was:

• Anyone who turned 21 in 1940 is most likely dead by now.
• Most of the people who were born in 1940 are retired.
• Eight decades have passed since then.
• Nobody owned a television set. Back then, radio was the medium of choice.
• World War II was still being fought.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 125 inches since 1940.
• There have been roughly 4,368 weekends since then.
• Humphrey Bogart was not a famous name.
• The air attack on Pearl Harbor hadn't happened yet.
• The Earth has travelled 378 billion miles through space since 1940.
• 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 2 meters since 1940.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 168–252 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 336 seasons of weather.
• Ballpoint pens didn't exist in 1940.
• Cars didn't have power steering.