Leisure and travel Flashcards
When was the Fair Labor Standards Act?
1940
What did the Fair Labor Standards Act do?
Maximum of 40 hours a week, set a minimum wage and overtime rules
What were book sales in 1929 and 1939?
$117 million and $74 million
What was a capacity of the Rose Bowl stadium in 1922 and 1928?
1922= 57,000 and 1928= 76,000
What was capacity of the New York Yankees’ stadium in 1923?
53,000 (an average of 35,000 in the 1920s for other teams)
What was the attendance of the New York Yankees for the whole of both 1917 and 1920?
1917= 330,000 and 1920= 1.29 million
Which famous boxing match in 1926 caused $90,000 worth of radios to be bought in one shop in New York?
Dempsey vs Tunney
In 1934, the Ford Motor Company bought the broadcasting rights to the baseball league for how much?
$10,000
What was the salary of Babe Ruth in 1920 and 1930?
$20,000 in 1920 and $80,000 in 1930
What was average attendance of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943 to 1954?
1,600
How many white and blue collar workers were there in 1930?
35 million white collar and 32 million blue collar workers
In 1930, what percentage of married women were working?
40%
How much Bill Gates’ Altair 8800 cost initially?
$297
In the late 1940s, how much did it cost for the baseball television rights per game?
$1,000
What was the overall attendance of Major League Baseball in the 1970s and 1980s?
330 million in the 1970s and 460 million in the 1980s
How many filling stations were there in 1929 and 1967?
1929= 121,500 stations and 1967= 216,000 stations
How much were filling stations making in 1929 and 1967?
1929= $1.8 Billion and 1967= $22.7 billion
How many miles of road were there in 1917 and 1980?
1917=2.9 million miles and 1980= 3.9 million miles
What was the percentage of people who had no cars in 1960 and 1980?
1960= 21.5% and 1980= 12.1%
By 1958, how many motels were there and how much were they making in total?
56,000 motels and $850 million per year
What was the number of cars in the US in 1917, 1950 and 1980?
1917= 4.7 million, 1950=40.4 million and 1980=121.6 million
How many malls were built between 1960 and 1980?
30,000
By 1954, how many drive ins were there and what percentage of box office tickets did they make up?
3,800 drive ins and made up 16%
What was movie attendance in 1960 and 1980?
1960= 40 million and 1980= 19.7 million
What was the percentage of households which had three or more cars in 1960 and in 1980?
1960= 2.5% and 1980=17.5%
By 1959, how much were Greyhound Buses making per year on tickets and from their station restaurants?
$300 million
How many passengers did Western Air Express carry in 1926 and in 1929?
1926=267 and 1929=25,000
How many people could a Boeing 707 carry?
181 passengers
How many people could a Boeing 747 carry?
450 passengers
When was the first flight of the Boeing 747?
1969
How many Americans went abroad in 1970 and 1980?
1970= 5.26 million and 1980=8.2 million
How many visitors did the US have from abroad in 1970 and in 1980?
1970= 2.3 million and 1980= 8.2 million
When was the Airline Deregulation Act?
1978
When was the Civil Aeronautics Board closed?
1984
How many passengers did the airlines carry in 1928, 1955 and 1980?
1928= 0.1 million, 1955= 41.7 million, 1980= 296.9 million
When was Mercury Air Services established?
1918 (one of the first companies to offer chartered flights)
When was the first International flight?
1920
Where was the first International flight to and from?
US to Cuba
When was the Contract Air Mail Act (Kelly Act)?
1925
What did the Contract Air Mail Act establish?
National Airmail routes (also for passengers)
When was the Commerce Air Act?
1926
When was the first airline guide list for the schedule of flights?
1929
When was the first Presidential aeroplane assigned?
1933
When was the first in-flight movie?
1935
When was the Civil Aeronautics Board established?
1938
Under which act was the Civil Aeronautics Board established?
Civil Aeronautics Act 1938
When was the first pressurised passenger compartment airplane?
1940
