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Megan Mayhew Bergman

Megan Mayhew Bergman, American author and educator

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Born
December 23, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1979

About Megan Mayhew Bergman

Megan Mayhew Bergman (born December 23, 1979) is an American writer and environmental journalist, author of the books Almost Famous Women, Birds of a Lesser Paradise, and How Strange a Season, and a forthcoming biography on the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. In 2015, she won the Garrett Award for Fiction. In 2016, she was awarded a fellowship at the American Library in Paris. In 2019, she wrote a column for The Guardian on the American south and climate change, which won the Reed Environmental Journalism Award from the Southern Environmental Law Center.

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Megan Mayhew Bergman timeline

  1. In 2015, she won the Garrett Award for Fiction.
  2. In 2016, she was awarded a fellowship at the American Library in Paris.
  3. In 2019, she wrote a column for The Guardian on the American south and climate change, which won the Reed Environmental Journalism Award from the Southern Environmental Law Center.

The world when Megan Mayhew Bergman was born

Megan Mayhew Bergman was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Megan Mayhew Bergman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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