How many years ago was 1953?

How long ago was 1953?

To put into perspective how long ago 1953 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1953 is now 93 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1953 are now 85–91 years old.
• Most of the people who were born in 1953 are retired.
• Seven decades have passed since then.
• Television sets were still rare.
• World War II had only ended eight 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 1953.
• There have been roughly 3,744 weekends since then.
• Names such as Elvis Presley, Martin Luther King Jr, Fidel Castro, Rock Hudson, and James Dean were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" by Perry Como, "Till I Waltz Again with You" by Teresa Brewer, "The Doggie in the Window" by Patti Page, "The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra, "I'm Walking Behind You" by Eddie Fisher, and "Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)" by Les Paul and Mary Ford.
• The Earth has travelled 324 billion miles through space since 1953.
• 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 1953.
• 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.
• Credit cards did not exist.
• Plastic wasn't popular yet.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1953.