How many years ago was 1957?

How long ago was 1957?

To put into perspective how long ago 1957 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1957 is now 88 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1957 are now 80–86 years old.
• Most of the people who were born in 1957 are retired.
• Six decades have passed since then.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 100 inches since 1957.
• There have been roughly 3,484 weekends since then.
• Names such as Muhammad Ali and Pelé were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Too Much" by Elvis Presley, "Young Love" by Tab Hunter, "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, "Round and Round" by Perry Como, "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley, and "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone.
• The Earth has travelled 302 billion miles through space since 1957.
• People were using rotary phones.
• There was no such thing as "Barbie".
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 168 centimeters since 1957.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 134–201 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 268 seasons of weather.
• Credit cards did not exist.
• Plastic wasn't popular yet.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1957.
• The miniskirt wasn't popular yet.