Average Cost of new house $32,500.00
Average Income per year $12,900.00
Average Monthly Rent $175.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
A Dozen Eggs 45 cents
A stamp 8 cents, one of these was the first ever LOVE stamp
How much did a pocket calculator cost in 1973? - Around 200 dollars
(although I did find this one from December 1973's Playboy that only cost $69.95
See the whole ad here: http://www.commodore.ca/gallery/misc/commodore_calcualtor_playboy_december_1973.jpg
1973 Events:
Roe v. Wade makes abortion a US constitutional right
US Troops withdrawn from Vietnam and U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with the signing of peace
Armed members of the American Indian Movement and their supporters seize the old town of Wounded Knee in South Dakota
In a Tennis Match billed as the battle of the sexes Mrs Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs
The wide ranging Endangered Species Act of 1973 is signed into law to "protect species and the ecosystems upon which they depend."
Popular Films
* The Exorcist
* Deliverance
* American Graffiti
* The Sting
Popular Musicians
* Stevie Wonder
* ABBA
* The Eagles
* John Lennon
* Paul Simon
* David Bowie
* Led Zeppelin
* Diana Ross - (Years later, Megan's elementary school performed "We are the World" and Megan played the part of Diana Ross)
(Feb 1973)Popular TV Programs
* The Odd Couple
* The Partridge Family
* M*A*S*H
* Sanford and Son
* The Bob Newhart Show - (Years later, another Newhart show would inspire Megan and two friends to go Trick or Treating as Larry, Darryl and Darryl)
* The Price Is Right
* The Waltons
Sources: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com, wiki.answers.com
1 comment:
Wiki is so unreliable. ABBA were almost unknown in 1973, it wasn't until 1974 that they won the Eurovision song contest. God.
Still, 1973 was a shithot year, you can't beat Roe vs Wade.
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