Pound vs. US Dollar

Check out the value of the US Dollar vs. the Pound going back to 1925.
Today, the Pound buys you $2.07. The graph shows the period from 2001 - 2007, but look at it "back in the day". Go figure.

Year Rate
1925 $4.83
1926 $4.86
1927 $4.86
1928 $4.87
1929 $4.86
1930 $4.86
1931 $4.54
1932 $3.51
1933 $4.24
1934 $5.04
1935 $4.90
1936 $4.97
1937 $4.94
1938 $4.89
1939 $4.43
1940 $3.83
1941 $4.03
1942 $4.04
1943 $4.04
1944 $4.04
1945 $4.03
1946 $4.03
1947 $4.03
1948 $4.03
1949 $3.69
1950 $2.80
1951 $2.80
1952 $2.79
1953 $2.81
1954 $2.81
1955 $2.79
1956 $2.80
1957 $2.79
1958 $2.81
1959 $2.81
1960 $2.81
1961 $2.80
1962 $2.81
1963 $2.80
1964 $2.79
1965 $2.80
1966 $2.79
1967 $2.75
1968 $2.39
1969 $2.39
1970 $2.40
1971 $2.44
1972 $2.50
1973 $2.45
1974 $2.34
1975 $2.22
1976 $1.80
1977 $1.75
1978 $1.92
1979 $2.12
1980 $2.33
1981 $2.02
1982 $1.75
1983 $1.52
1984 $1.34
1985 $1.30
1986 $1.47
1987 $1.64
1988 $1.78
1989 $1.64
1990 $1.78
1991 $1.77
1992 $1.77
1993 $1.50
1994 $1.53
1995 $1.58
1996 $1.56
1997 $1.64
1998 $1.66
1999 $1.62
2000 $1.52
2001 $1.44
2002 $1.50
2003 $1.64
2004 $1.83
2005 $1.82
2006 $1.84
2007 $2.07