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Emily Cheney Neville, American author (died 1997)
Emily Cheney Neville (December 28, 1919 – December 14, 1997) was an American author. Her first book, It's Like This, Cat (1963), won the Newbery Medal in 1964. Neville was born on December 28, 1919, in Manchester, Connecticut, to Howell and Anne Bunce Cheney, and was the youngest of her siblings.
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Emily Cheney Neville was born in 1919. 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.
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| Measure | 1919 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.25 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,000 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,000 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.15 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 103.2M | 341 million |
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