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Jim Hunt

Jim Hunt, American politician, 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (died 2025)

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Born
May 16, 1937
Died
December 18, 2025
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1937

About Jim Hunt

James Baxter Hunt Jr. was an American politician and attorney who was the 69th and 71st governor of North Carolina. He was the longest-serving governor in the state's history. Hunt was first sworn in as Governor of North Carolina on January 8, 1977. Hunt supported a constitutional change during his first term that allowed him to be the first North Carolina governor to run for a second consecutive term. In his book, First in America: An Education Governor Challenges North Carolina, Hunt said that under testing and accountability measures he put into place test scores went up.

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The world when Jim Hunt was born

Jim Hunt was born in 1937. 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 1937

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
  • Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
  • Defining fadSwing music
  • Notable inventionShopping cart
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jim Hunt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19372026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.8M341 million

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