The value of a dollar: prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2019

The value of a dollar, 1860-2019 (table)

1860-1899: The age of endeavor

1900-1919: The progressive era and World War I

1920-1939: Return to "normalcy," the Great Depression, and recovery

1940-1959: World War II, recovery, and the Cold War

1960-1979: The Vietnam War and the global economy

1980-1999: From recession to the era of possibilities

2000-2009: 9/11, the War on Terror, and the aftermath

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General sources

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Further reading

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