How many years ago was 1952?

How long ago was 1952?

To put into perspective how long ago 1952 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1952 is now 93 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1952 are now 85–91 years old.
• Most of the people who were born in 1952 are retired.
• Seven decades have passed since then.
• Television sets were still rare.
• World War II had only ended seven 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 107 inches since 1952.
• There have been roughly 3,744 weekends since then.
• Names such as Audrey Hepburn, John F. Kennedy, Grace Kelly, Martin Luther King Jr, Ray Charles, Rock Hudson, and James Dean were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Wheel of Fortune" by Kay Starr, "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino, "Delicado" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra, "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn, "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford, and "I Went to Your Wedding" by Patti Page.
• The Earth has travelled 324 billion miles through space since 1952.
• 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 180 centimeters since 1952.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 144–216 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 288 seasons of weather.
• Joseph Stalin was still alive.
• Credit cards did not exist.
• Plastic wasn't popular yet.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1952.