Alan J. Dixon

Alan J. Dixon, American lawyer and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (died 2014)

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Born: July 7, 1927
Died: July 6, 2014
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1927

About Alan J. Dixon

Alan John Dixon was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois Secretary of State from 1977 to 1981 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1981 to 1993. This defeat shocked observers; at the time no senator had been defeated in a primary in over a decade and Dixon had a long record of electoral success. Dixon was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 1994 in the area of government. 1980 General Election – U.S.

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Career and life highlights

Dixon eventually won the election.

The world when Alan J. Dixon was born

Alan J. Dixon was born in 1927. 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 1927

#1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
Defining fadDance marathons peak
Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alan J. Dixon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1927	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,100	$435,000
Average income	$3,700	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	119.0M	341 million

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