Gas prices have always been an up and down proposition. This year has been as especially rocky year, with prices reaching the highest in history, then plummeting to a 5-year low within only a matter of months. Graphs and charts just don't quite seem to do these extraordinary events justice, so lets look back through this years most pivotal moments, one day at a time...January 1, 2008—New York, Times Square celebrates the New Year by dropping the ball for the 100th time.January 2, 2008—The day after New Years saw crude oil prices at a record $100 per barrel, with regular unleaded fuel costing an average of $3.05 per gallon.January 4, 2008—General Motors unveils that it has lost an automotive record ofapproximately $38 billion during the 2007 year. Little did they know, the worst was only yet to come!April 21, 2008—Gasoline prices jump to a record $3.50 a gallon in some parts of the U.S.May 15, 2008— While many people were shocked at $3 a gallon, they were not prepared for what was about to happen as prices shot up to nearly $4 a gallon. Public hysteria sets in as consumers begin using Gas Buddy to find the lowest gas prices in town.May 21, 2008—Oil price skyrockets to $130 a barrel. Holly cow!!!June 9, 2008—Retail gas prices rise above $4 per gallon.
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