2017 History

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Cost of Living in 2017

How Much things cost in 2017
- Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.13% (SOURCE - https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/inflation-rate-cpi#:~:text=U.S.%20inflation%20rate%20for%202017,a%200.87%25%20increase%20from%202016.)
- Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 21,750.20 (SOURCE - https://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-chart)
- Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve ???
- Average Cost of new house $384,900.00 (SOURCE - https://www.statista.com/statistics/240991/average-sales-prices-of-new-homes-sold-in-the-us/)
- Average Income per year $62,626.00 (SOURCE - https://www.statista.com/statistics/200838/median-household-income-in-the-united-states/)
- Average Monthly Rent $991.00 (SOURCE - https://ipropertymanagement.com/research/average-rent-by-year)
- Cost of a gallon of Gas $2.30 in July 2017 (SOURCE - https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&f=m)
- Average cost of new car $34,968.00 (SOURCE - https://mediaroom.kbb.com/2017-02-01-New-Car-Transaction-Prices-Remain-High-Up-More-Than-3-Percent-Year-Over-Year-In-January-2017-According-To-Kelley-Blue-Book)
- US Postage Stamp 49 cents (SOURCE - https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2016/pr16_082.htm)
- 1 LB of Bacon $5.77 (SOURCE - https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/bacon-prices-by-year-and-adjusted-for-inflation/)
- Ground Coffee per LB ???
- Loaf of Bread $1.33 (SOURCE - https://stacker.com/stories/1227/cost-goods-year-you-were-born)
- Dozen Eggs $1.47 (SOURCE - https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/egg-prices-adjusted-for-inflation/)

What Events Happened In 2017
- Trump’s inauguration: After a divisive election season, Donald Trump officially became the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. In a 16-minute inaugural address (the shortest since Jimmy Carter‘s in 1977), Trump repeated his “America First” campaign slogan in which he delivered a dark-toned nationalist, populist message.
- Rohingya refugee crisis: In late August, Myanmar stepped up attacks against the Rohingya, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, in what a United Nations commissioner called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” As a result, more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees fled across the border into neighboring Bangladesh, leading to a humanitarian crisis in that country.
- Women’s rights: In January, the Women’s March on Washington, which advocated for policies regarding women’s rights and other issues, became one of the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history.
- Opioid epidemic: Public health officials announced that drug overdoses have become the leading cause of death for Americans under age 50, with more than two-thirds of those deaths coming from opioid painkillers. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a “public health emergency” in October.
- Solar eclipse: On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse crossed the United States from coast to coast, the first total solar eclipse to do so since 1918. The next total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. mainland will take place in 2024.
(All copied from - https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/2017-events)

Popular Culture 2017

Popular Films
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Wind River
- Blade Runner 2049
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Call Me By Your Name
- The Shack
- The Greatest Showman
- Baby Driver
- Dunkirk
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Coco
(SOURCE - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?year=2017&title_type=feature&)

Popular Musicians
- Ed Sheeran
- Bruno Mars
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar
- The Weeknd
- The Chainsmokers
- Justin Bieber
- Future
- Shawn Mendes
- BTS
(SOURCE - https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-artists/)

Popular Television
- Teen Wolf
- Gotham
- Supernatural
- Sherlock
- Lucifer
- The Vampire Diaries
- 13 Reasons Why
- Grey's Anatomy
- Prison Break
(SOURCE - https://www.businessinsider.com/most-watched-tv-shows-world-parrot-analytics-2017-12#1-game-of-thrones-hbo-20)

Technology 2017
- Jibo: a personal robot with a big round head and a face that uses animated icons to convey emotion. His body swivels while he speaks. He is different from his predecessors as they are stationary.
- eSight 3: Think of it as the world’s most powerful pair of glasses: once users put on eSight, it records high­ definition video and uses magnification, contrast and proprietary algorithms to enhance that imagery into something the legally blind can see—enabling them to partake in a variety of activities, including sports, that would otherwise be off-­limits.
- Ember Mug: The stainless-steel Ember mug. Reinforced in white ceramic coating, it keeps coffee or tea at a precise temperature—anywhere from 120°F to 145°F, set through an app—for about an hour on its own and for an unlimited amount of time on its charging saucer.
(SOURCE - https://time.com/5023212/best-inventions-of-2017/)



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