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Henry Hartsfield

Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2014)

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Born
November 21, 1933
Died
July 17, 2014
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1933

About Henry Hartsfield

Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr. (November 21, 1933 – July 17, 2014) was a colonel in the United States Air Force and a NASA astronaut who logged over 480 hours in space. He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also awarded a Master of Science degree in Engineering Science from the University of Tennessee in 1971. Hartsfield graduated from West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Hartsfield performed graduate work in physics at Duke University and in astronautics at the U.S.

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The world when Henry Hartsfield was born

Henry Hartsfield was born in 1933. 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 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

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

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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