The State of the Union: 1913 vs. 2013

The State of the Union Our world has changed a lot in the last 100 years. Let's take a look at where we were then, and where we are in 2012, 1913 VS. 2013 going into 2013. 313.847,465. cost of a first class stamp $.02 97,225,000 26.5 $.45 13.7 President Woodrow Wilson Vice President Thomas R. Marshall life expectancy population 14.1 Female birth rate Male per 1,000 pop Female death rate 8.4 Male 81.05 per 1,000 pop 76.05 55.0 unemployment rate President Barack Obama Vice President Joe Biden 1913 was the year of the first minimum wage law (in Oregon) 50.3 4.3 % 8.1 % $720 million Elsewhere in the world $3.599 trillion population median age for marriage worldwide 437 million china 22 1.343 billion women federal expenditures 26 7.6 million men belgium 10.4 million 27 women 2.8 million 29 paris men 2.2 million PBS NEWSHOUR