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Here's a few interesting facts from 1969-1970
 

#1 form of music-  LP's  (albums)  cost around$2.44.
#1 selling book-  Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex.
#1 TV program-  Partridge Family
Popular movies- M*A*S*H, Patton, Hello Dolly, On Her Majesty's Secret Service
For about a $1.00 you could get a hamburger, fries and Coke at McDonalds.
First class stamp was 6 cents.
Average cost of regular gallon of gas-  .59 cents
Paul McCartney announces that the Beatles have disbanded.
President- Richard Nixon
Popular toys- Hot Wheels, Barbie Dolls, NHL Table Hockey
April 1, 1970-  Gremlin car introduced and cost $1,879.00
KC Chiefs win Super Bowl IV against Minnesota Vikings
July 20th, 1969- Apollo 11 lands on the moon. "One small step for man"
April 11th, 1970- Apollo 13 launches. "Houston, we have a problem"

 

Popular groups and songs:
 
CTA/Chicago-  Colour My World, I'm a Man
Santana- Soul Sacrifice
Led Zepplin- Good Times Bad Times
3 Dog Night- Easy to Be Hard
Blood Sweat & Tears- Spinning Wheels
The Who- Pinball Wizard
Grand Funk Railroad- I'm your Captain
Derik and the Dominos- Layla
Rolling Stones-  Let it Bleed
CSN- Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Kinks- Lola
Bee Gees- Lonely Day