How many years ago was 1961?

How long ago was 1961?

To put into perspective how long ago 1961 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1961 is now 84 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1961 are now 76–82 years old.
• Six decades have passed since then.
• Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy were still alive.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 94 inches since 1961.
• There have been roughly 3,276 weekends since then.
• Names such as the Beatles, Clint Eastwood, the Beach Boys, Sean Connery, and the Supremes were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Elvis Presley, "Wonderland By Night" by Bert Kaempfert, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles, "Calcutta" by Lawrence Welk, "Pony Time" by Chubby Checker, and "Surrender" by Elvis Presley.
• Films such as "Flower Drum Song", "West Side Story", "King of Kings", "The Comancheros", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", and "The Hustler" were playing at movie theaters in 1961.
• Nobody knew what a lava lamp was.
• The Earth has travelled 284 billion miles through space since 1961.
• Video game consoles did not exist in 1961.
• People were using rotary phones.
• Pocket calculators didn't exist.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 158 centimeters since 1961.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 126–189 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 252 seasons of weather.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1961.
• The miniskirt wasn't popular yet.