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George Athan Billias

George Athan Billias, American historian (died 2018)

Born
June 26, 1919
Died
August 16, 2018
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1919

About George Athan Billias

George Athan Billias was an American historian. George Athan Billias was born on June 26, 1919. Following his retirement, he was awarded emeritus professor status. His book American Constitutionalism Around the World, 1776–1989 (New York University Press, 2009) won the New England Historical Association's 2010 book award.

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The world when George Athan Billias was born

George Athan Billias 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.

Culture in 1919

  • Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
  • Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
  • Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in George Athan Billias's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19192026
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
Population103.2M341 million

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