William Tebeau

William Tebeau, African-American engineer (died 2013)

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Born: November 23, 1925
Died: July 5, 2013
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1925

About William Tebeau

William Henry Tebeau (November 23, 1925 – July 5, 2013) in 1948 became the first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State College (OSU). He was an engineer for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for 36 years. A residence hall at OSU and Highway 126 between Eugene and Florence are both named after him. Tebeau was admitted to Oregon State, but he was not offered a housing assignment because of his race, nearly a decade prior to Oregon's fair housing laws. Tebeau earned his civil engineering license and joined the Oregon State Highway Department, where he worked for 36 years.

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The world when William Tebeau was born

William Tebeau was born in 1925. 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 1925

#1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
Defining fadCharleston dance craze
Notable inventionMasking tape
World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

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

Measure	1925	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,900	$435,000
Average income	$3,600	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	115.8M	341 million

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