A Look Back At

Born in 2017

What Was Life Like in 2017?

Who Was in Charge?

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.42

Loaf of Bread

$2.08

Average House

$323,100

Weekly Wage

$869

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

January 24 – The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards are announced. The nominees for Best Picture are Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight.
February 26 – The 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight winning Best Picture.
May 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the 15th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.
June 2 – Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, is released as the fourth film in the DC Extended Universe.
July 7 – Spider-Man: Homecoming, the second reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise directed by Jon Watts, is released by Marvel Studios and Columbia Pictures as the 16th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
November 17 – Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder – with post-production direction by Joss Whedon – is released as the fifth film in the DC Extended Universe. Following its release, fans began to push for the release of Snyder's original version of the film.
November 22 – Pixar Animation Studios' 19th feature film, Coco, is released in theaters.
December 20 – The Greatest Showman is released in theaters.