| THIS WAS THE YEAR.... 1974 | |
US President: Richard Nixon
Headlines: Richard Nixon resigns Office of Presidency~ Pocket calculator hits the market ~ Amnesty granted to Vietnam Drafts evaders~ Gerald Ford sworn into Office of President~ Global Economic Recession deepens
Time Magazine Man ofthe Year: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Songs: Sunshine on My Shoulders~ Waterloo~ You're Sixteen~ I Shot the Sheriff~ I Honestly Love You~ The Way We Were~ The Loco Motion~ Another Saturday Night~ Cat's In the Cradle~ Benny and the Jet's~ Season in The Sun~ Band on the Run
Sports: Champions include the Oakland A's (baseball), Miami Dolphins (football)
Cost of Living: Granulated Sugar $.65 per 5lbs ~ New Car $3,950 ~ Gasoline $.40 per gallon ~ Eggs $.45 per dozen ~ Bacon $.82 per pound~ Ground Hamburg $.66 per pound ~ Fresh Bread $.28 per loaf ~ Postage Stamp $.08 ~ Average Rent $175
Fads: Streaking~ Earth Shoes ~ String Bikinis
Popular TV Shows: Chico and the Man~ The Jefferson's ~ Good Times ~ Happy Days~ The Six Million Dollar Man~ The Rockford Files ~ Little House on the Prairie
Popular Movies: The Exorcisit ~ The Great Gatsby ~ Chinatown ~ The Godfather, Part II~ The Longest Yard ~ The Towering Inferno ~ Young Frankinstien ~ Blazing Saddles ~ Airport 1975 ~ Harry and Tonto ~ Murder on the Orient Express
1 comment:
gee dave thanks for the trip down memory lane...i better see if my walker is still in the trailer...i think i'm gonna need it
Post a Comment