How many years ago was 1969?

How long ago was 1969?

To put into perspective how long ago 1969 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1969 is now 77 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1969 are now 69–75 years old.
• Five decades have passed since then.
• The United States was still embroiled in the Vietnam War.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 83 inches since 1969.
• There have been roughly 2,912 weekends since then.
• Names such as Al Pacino, Margaret Thatcher, and Elton John were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, "Crimson And Clover" by Tommy James & Shondells, "Everyday People" by Sly & Family Stone, "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe, "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In" by Fifth Dimension, and "Get Back" by The Beatles.
• Films such as "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "A Boy Named Charlie Brown", "Paint Your Wagon", "Krakatoa, East of Java", "I Am Curious (Yellow)", and "Fanny Hill" were playing at movie theaters in 1969.
• The Earth has travelled 252 billion miles through space since 1969.
• Video game consoles did not exist in 1969.
• Pocket calculators didn't exist.
• Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix were still alive.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 140 centimeters since 1969.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 112–168 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 224 seasons of weather.
• The minidress was still relatively new.
• The hippie subculture was still popular.
• People didn't have answering machines.
• The afro hairstyle was popular at the time.
• "The Brady Bunch", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Then Came Bronson", "Hee Haw", and "The Main Chance" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.