A Billion, November 12, 2012 Posted by Mike What is one billion? According to a recent government publication … A billion seconds ago Harry Truman was president. A billion minutes ago was just after the time of Christ. A billion hours ago man had not yet walked on earth. A billion dollars ago was late yesterday at the U.S. Treasury. Updated: March 16, 2018 at 6:35 am Tags: billion-dollars, political-jokes ◀ Bringin the donuts, Minister and the Cowboy, ▶