2014 Event Facebook announces first-quarter profits of $642 million, an increase of nearly a factor of 3 over first-quarter profits in 2013, resulting in earnings of 25 cents per share versus the 17 cents per share expected by Wall Street 2014 Event The U.S. Postal Service will soon implement a rate hike in postage, approved last December the price of first-class postage stamps to 49 cents from 46 cents 2014 Event Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces plans to raise the price of gas to 17 cents from 6 cents; the country's annual gas subsidy's cost $12 billion, too much to bear when facing 50 percent inflation and dwindled cash reserves 1996 Event U.S. Senate approves 90 cents raise to $4.25 minimum wage 1995 Event U.S. international postage rates rise to 60 cents per ounce 1994 Event N.Y. Daily News increases prices to 50 cents 1992 Event Lucy in Peanuts comics raises her Pyschiatric Help from 5 cents to 47 cents 1992 Event 1st pay bathrooms in U.S. open: 25 cents, New York City 1991 Event U.S. postage is raised from 25 cents to 29 cents 1986 Event New York City transit fare rises from 90 cents to $1.00 1985 Event 1st class postage rises from 20 cents to 22 cents 1984 Event New York City transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents 1982 Event New York Times raises it's price from 25 cents to 30 cents 1981 Event 1st Class Mail raised from 18 cents to 20 cents 1981 Event New York City transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token 1981 Event 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents 1980 Event New York City transit fare rises from 50 cents to 60 cents 1978 Event 1st class postage now 15 cents (13 cents for 3 years) 1977 Event New York City fines George Willig 1 cents for each of 110 stories he climbed 1975 Event 1st class postage rises from 10 cents to 13 cents 1975 Event New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents 1974 Event Never-to-be-repeated 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium occurs 1974 Event 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland, unruly fans stumble onto field and cause Indians to forfeit the game to Rangers with score tied 5-5 in 9th 1974 Event Rhino Store gives people 5 cents to take home Danny Bonaduce's Album 1974 Event 1st class postage raised to 10 cents from 8 cents 1972 Event New York City transit fare rises from 30 cents to 35 cents 1971 Event 1st class postage now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents) 1971 Event U.S. special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents 1970 Event New York City transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens used 1968 Event 1st class postage raised from 5 cents to 6 cents 1966 Event New York City transit fare rises from 15 cents to 20 cents 1965 Event Largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages (50 cents ) 1965 Event Braves propose to pay 5 cents from each ticket to bring a new team to Milwaukee 1963 Event 1st class postage raised from 4 cents to 5 cents 1960 Event Bank of France issues new franc, worth 20 cents 1958 Event 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years) 1957 Event Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2 cents soccer pool ticket 1955 Event President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour 1953 Event New York City transit fare rises from 10 cents to 15 cents, 1st use of subway tokens 1950 Event New York City bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents 1949 Event President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents 1948 Event New York City subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents 1948 Event New York City hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents 1948 Event New York City subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents 1938 Event Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour 1933 Event Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) 1932 Event 1st class postage back up to 3 cents from 2 cents 1931 Event Ice vending machines introduced in LA 25 lbs, 15 cents 1919 Event 1st class postage drops from 3 cents to 2 cents 1918 Event 1st U.S. airmail stamps issued (24 cents ) 1917 Event 1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce 1916 Event NL votes down Charlie Ebbets proposal to limit 25 cents seats 1902 Birthday Harry Golden, Jewish humorist and writer, 2 cents Plain, Only in America 1896 Event 1st movie theater in U.S. opens, charging 10 cents for admission 1871 Event Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, and mills 1866 Event Congress authorizes nickel 5 cents piece (replaces silver half-dime) 1863 Event Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 U.S. cities; postage 3 cents per oz 1858 Event Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents ) (New York beats Brooklyn 22-18) 1857 Event U.S. issues flying eagle cents 1852 Birthday Frank Woolworth, 5 cents and 10 cents King, Woolworths 1851 Event New York Times starts publishing at 2 cents a copy 1847 Event Envelope bearing 1st U.S. 10 cents stamps, still exists today 1847 Event 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington, New York City 1835 Event 1st edition of New York Herald (price 1 cents ) 1834 Event Delmonico's, one of New York's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee and half a pie for 12 cents 1832 Event 1st streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in New York City; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Streets 1802 Event 1st leopard exhibited in U.S., Boston (admission 25 cents ) 1801 Birthday William Henry Seward, Secretary of State, 1861 - 1869, buys Alaska at 2 cents per acre 1792 Event U.S. postal service created; postage 6 cents -12 cents, depending on distance 1776 Event Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors 1775 Event 1st U.S. joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents
