Tim Hutchinson

Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician

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Born: August 11, 1949
Age in 2026: 77
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1949

About Tim Hutchinson

Young Timothy Hutchinson is an American politician, lobbyist, and former United States senator from the U.S. state of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first Republican U.S. senator to represent Arkansas since the Reconstruction era. He and his first wife, Donna Hutchinson, divorced in 1999 after 29 years. He faced Democrat John VanWinkle, an attorney from Fayetteville, in the general election, and won by only 7,500 votes—a margin of five percent.

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The world when Tim Hutchinson was born

Tim Hutchinson was born in 1949. 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 1949

#1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
Top movieAll the King's Men
Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
Top headlineNATO established
Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
Defining fadSilly Putty
Notable inventionSilly Putty
World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

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

Measure	1949	2026
Gas	$0.27	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,400	$435,000
Average income	$5,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.46	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	149.2M	341 million

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