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Mary Daheim, American journalist and author (died 2022)
Mary Rene Richardson Daheim was an American writer of romance and mystery novels. Daheim's first novel, the historical romance Love's Pirate, was published in 1983. Daheim was nominated for an Agatha Award for her first mystery novel Just Desserts in 1991. The first book in her "Alpine" series The Alpine Advocate was published in 1992.
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Mary Daheim 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.
These figures put everyday life in Mary Daheim's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1937 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Population | 128.8M | 341 million |
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