gallup vault / http://backend.userland.com/rss ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav WebTeam Fifty years after Jaws was released in U.S. theaters, ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav revisits how Americans reacted to the movie then and how many have seen it today. /vault/691907/gallup-vault-jaws-made-waves-1975.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/691907/gallup-vault-jaws-made-waves-1975.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:00:00 GMT In 1947, Americans weren't sold on whether the U.S. should buy Greenland for $1 billion. Polls showed 33% in favor, 38% opposed and 28% unsure. /vault/656033/gallup-vault-americans-not-sold-buying-greenland-1947.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/656033/gallup-vault-americans-not-sold-buying-greenland-1947.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 31 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT On the 25th anniversary of "Titanic," ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav looks back at the romance-disaster film's public popularity at the time. /vault/467075/gallup-vault-titanic-swamped-1997-rivals-fan-favorite.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/467075/gallup-vault-titanic-swamped-1997-rivals-fan-favorite.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 19 Dec 2022 03:00:00 GMT ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav polls in 1942, 1947, 1974 and 1980 provide insight into how Americans reacted to inflation when the rate was consistently over 10%. /vault/405026/gallup-vault-americans-reaction-record-inflation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/405026/gallup-vault-americans-reaction-record-inflation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:00:00 GMT Throughout her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II was broadly admired by the American public. /vault/401282/gallup-vault-queen-elizabeth-resonated-across-pond.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/401282/gallup-vault-queen-elizabeth-resonated-across-pond.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Sep 2022 01:00:00 GMT Americans have favored daylight saving time for decades but not necessarily year-round. Majorities supported it for the entire year during World War II and in 1973 to deal with the energy situation. /vault/391052/gallup-vault-daylight-saving-favored-war-energy-saving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/391052/gallup-vault-daylight-saving-favored-war-energy-saving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:00:00 GMT A majority of Americans favored lowering the voting age to 18 long before the 26th Amendment, which did this, was ratified in 1971. /vault/351659/gallup-vault-expanding-voting-rights-young-adults.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/351659/gallup-vault-expanding-voting-rights-young-adults.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 29 Jun 2021 03:00:00 GMT In June 1971, after The New York Times published excerpts from a classified report on the Vietnam War, the so-called Pentagon Papers, the majority of Americans familiar with the articles approved of them. /vault/350477/gallup-vault-backing-press-freedom-government-secrecy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/350477/gallup-vault-backing-press-freedom-government-secrecy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Jun 2021 03:00:00 GMT During Women's History Month, ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav takes a dive into the archives to see what Americans thought about women working before it was the norm. /vault/341822/gallup-vault-history-reluctance-women-working.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/341822/gallup-vault-history-reluctance-women-working.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 GMT When Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech 75 years ago, Americans were reluctant to form a military alliance with the U.K. and were unsure of how to respond to Russia's postwar moves. /vault/330926/gallup-vault-americans-views-iron-curtain-descended.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/330926/gallup-vault-americans-views-iron-curtain-descended.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 02 Mar 2021 03:00:00 GMT