Eclipse in the USA: Then and Now
A video of what's changed in the thirty plus years since the last eclipse
The last eclipse in the USA was February 26, 1979. What's changed in the USA from then to now? The differences from 1979 to now are staggering in categories like GDP, average salary, gas price, and even most popular song. The five biggest companies in 1979? General Motors (GM) - Get Report , Exxon (XOM) - Get Report , Ford (F) - Get Report , Mobile, and Texaco. Today? Walmart (WMT) - Get Report Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) - Get Report , Apple (AAPL) - Get Report , Exxon Mobile, McKesson (MCK) - Get Report .
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