Here’s What a Gallon of Gas Cost the Year You Were Born

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 We didn’t know how good we had it. Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Viktor Birkus / Shutterstock.com

As gas prices rise again — with heat waves and drops in production largely to blame this time around — it’s hard not to remember the good old days. But how good were they, really? Adjusting for inflation gives an apples-to-apples comparison with the numbers we’re seeing today. Using data from the U.S. Department of Energy as well as the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator, let’…

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