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Economy |
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President: |
Richard M. Nixon |
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Vice President: |
Spiro T. Agnew |
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Population: |
205,052,174 |
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Life Expectancy: |
70.8 years |
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Dow-Jones |
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High: |
842 |
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Low: |
669 |
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Federal spending: |
$195.65 billion |
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Federal debt: |
$380.9 billion |
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Inflation: |
6.5% |
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Consumer Price Index: |
38.8 |
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Unemployment: |
3.5% |
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Prices |
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Cost of a
new home: |
$26,600.00
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Cost of a
new car: |
$3,542.00
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Median
Household Income: |
$8,734.00
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Cost of a
first-class stamp: |
$0.06
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Cost of a
gallon of regular gas: |
$0.36
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Cost of a
dozen eggs: |
$0.62
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Cost of a
gallon of Milk: |
$1.15
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Billboard.com #1s
from 1970 |
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Peak Date |
Weeks
@ #1 |
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Raindrops Keep Fallin' On
My Head |
B.J. Thomas |
1/3/1970 |
4 |
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I Want You Back |
The Jackson 5 |
1/31/1970 |
1 |
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Cracklin' Rosie |
Neil Diamond |
10/10/1970 |
1 |
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I'll Be There |
The Jackson 5 |
10/17/1970 |
5 |
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I Think I Love You |
Partridge Family (w/ Shirley Jones & David Cassidy) |
11/21/1970 |
3 |
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The Tears Of A Clown |
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
12/12/1970 |
2 |
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My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity |
George Harrison |
12/26/1970 |
4 |
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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody
Is A Star |
Sly & The Family Stone |
2/14/1970 |
2 |
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Bridge Over Troubled Water |
Simon & Garfunkel |
2/28/1970 |
6 |
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Venus |
The Shocking Blue |
2/7/1970 |
1 |
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Let It Be |
The Beatles |
4/11/1970 |
2 |
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ABC |
The Jackson 5 |
4/25/1970 |
2 |
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Everything Is Beautiful |
Ray Stevens |
5/30/1970 |
2 |
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American Woman |
The Guess Who |
5/9/1970 |
3 |
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The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue |
The Beatles |
6/13/1970 |
2 |
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The Love You Save |
The Jackson 5 |
6/27/1970 |
2 |
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Mama Told Me (Not To Come) |
Three Dog Night |
7/11/1970 |
2 |
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(They Long To Be) Close To You |
Carpenters |
7/25/1970 |
4 |
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Make It With You |
Bread |
8/22/1970 |
1 |
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War |
Edwin Starr |
8/29/1970 |
3 |
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
Diana Ross |
9/19/1970 |
3 |
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Top 10 Movies |
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1 9 6 9 |
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The Wild Bunch |
Patton |
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Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid |
M*A*S*H |
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Easy Rider |
Gimme
Shelter |
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Army of Shadows |
Woodstock |
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Midnight Cowboy |
Tora!
Tora! Tora! |
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Medium Cool |
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls |
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The Italian Job |
Five
Easy Pieces |
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True Grit |
Little Big Man |
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9 |
A Boy Named Charlie Brown |
The
Honeymoon Killers |
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Cactus Flower |
Taste
the Blood of Dracula |
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Top 10 TV
Shows |
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1969-70 |
1970-71 |
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Laugh-In |
Marcus Welby, MD |
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Gunsmoke |
The
Flip Wilson Show |
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Bonanza |
Here's Lucy |
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Mayberry, RFD |
Ironside |
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Family Affair |
Gunsmoke |
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Here's Lucy |
ABC
Movie of the Week |
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Red Skelton Hour |
Hawaii Five-0 |
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Marcus Welby, MD |
Medical Center |
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Walt Disney |
Bonanza |
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Doris Day Show |
The
F.B.I. |
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Sports |
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Super Bowl IV,
New Orleans |
Kansas City
defeats Minnesota
(23-7) |
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World Series -
Oct 1969 |
NY Mets defeats
Baltimore Orioles (4-1) |
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World Series -
Oct 1970 |
Baltimore defeats
Cincinnati (4-1) |
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NBA Championship |
New York defeats
LA Lakers
(4-3) |
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Stanley Cup |
Boston defeats
St. Louis (4-0) |
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Wimbledon - Women |
Margaret Court
defeats
B.J. King (14-12 11-9) |
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Wimbledon - Men |
John Newcombe
defeats
K. Rosewall
(5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1) |
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Kentucky Derby
Champion |
Dust Commander |
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NCAA Basketball
Champ |
UCLA defeats Jacksonville
(80-69) |
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NCAA Football
Champs |
Nebraska (AP, FW)
(11-0-1);
Texas (UPI, NFF-tie), (10-1-0)
&
Ohio St. (NFF-tie), (9-1-0) |
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World Cup |
Brazil defeats Italy (4-1) |
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