A Look Back At
Born in 2024
What Was Life Like in 2024?
Who Was in Charge?
President
Joe Biden
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$3.31
Loaf of Bread
$3.04
Average House
$420,000
Weekly Wage
$1,145
Events of 2024 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 10 – The 96th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is nominated for 13 awards and wins seven, including Best Picture.
- April 8 – A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
- April 19 – Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.
- May 15 – The Supreme Court lets Louisiana use a new congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.
- May 25 – Anora, directed by Sean Baker, wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the first American film to do so since The Tree of Life in 2011.
- June 19 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the Gulf of Mexico, the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
- June 30 – Inside Out 2 surpasses $1 billion in worldwide box office earnings in less than three weeks, the fastest of any animated film in history.
- November 5 – Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance of the Republican Party defeat Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz of the Democratic Party in the 2024 United States presidential election.
Popular Toys & Games
- Bluey Toys
- Squishmallows
- LEGO Fortnite
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