04-17-2002, 10:44 PM
Ok...I am 5 years old here. This makes more sense because I actually remember some of this stuff.
Saturday, January 23, 1971
Top News Headlines This Week:
Jan 23 - UCLA loses to Notre Dame UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row
Jan 23 - 4th ABA All-Star Game East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina
Jan 23 - -80øF (-62øC) in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska (US record)
Jan 24 - NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 27-6 (1st Pro Bowl after NFL-AFL merger)
Jan 25 - Charles Manson & 3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders
Jan 25 - Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state
Top Songs for 1971
Knock Three Times........................by Dawn
Maggie May.................................by Rod Stewart
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart..by Bee Gees
Go Away Little Girl........................by Donny Osmond
Joy to the World..........................by Three Dog Night
Family Affair................................by Sly & the Family Stone
It's Too Late...............................by Carole King
One Bad Apple.............................by Osmonds
Brand New Key............................by Melanie
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves............by Cher
*I remember all this music
1971 Prices US President
Bread: $0.25/loaf Richard M. Nixon
Milk: $1.32/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.18/doz Spiro T. Agnew
Car: $3,742
Gas: $0.36/gal
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: The French Connection
Directed By William Friedkin
Best Actor: Gene Hackman
in The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
in Klute
Average Prices for 1971
Bread:--------$0.25/loaf
Milk:----------$1.32/gal
Eggs:---------$1.18/doz
Car:----------$3,742
Gas:----------$0.36/gal
House:--------$28,300
Stamp:--------$0.08/ea
Avg Income:--$11,583/yr
Min Wage:----$1.60/hr
DOW Avg:-----890
People born on January 23
1907 - Dan Duryea White Plains NY, actor (Pride of the Yankees)
1933 - Chita Rivera Washington DC, actress (West Side Story, Sweet Charity)
On TV in 1971
Adam-12
Hawaii Five-0
The Odd Couple
Columbo
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Brady Bunch
The Carol Burnett Show
All in the Family
Mission: Impossible
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In *I had a white sweatshirt that said: "Sock it to me Baby"!
Hot New Toys in 1971
Mastermind
Split-Level Aggravation
Stay Alive
Kicktail Skateboard
Top Books in 1971
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars
A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Saturday, January 23, 1971
Top News Headlines This Week:
Jan 23 - UCLA loses to Notre Dame UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row
Jan 23 - 4th ABA All-Star Game East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina
Jan 23 - -80øF (-62øC) in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska (US record)
Jan 24 - NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 27-6 (1st Pro Bowl after NFL-AFL merger)
Jan 25 - Charles Manson & 3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders
Jan 25 - Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state
Top Songs for 1971
Knock Three Times........................by Dawn
Maggie May.................................by Rod Stewart
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart..by Bee Gees
Go Away Little Girl........................by Donny Osmond
Joy to the World..........................by Three Dog Night
Family Affair................................by Sly & the Family Stone
It's Too Late...............................by Carole King
One Bad Apple.............................by Osmonds
Brand New Key............................by Melanie
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves............by Cher
*I remember all this music
1971 Prices US President
Bread: $0.25/loaf Richard M. Nixon
Milk: $1.32/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.18/doz Spiro T. Agnew
Car: $3,742
Gas: $0.36/gal
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: The French Connection
Directed By William Friedkin
Best Actor: Gene Hackman
in The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
in Klute
Average Prices for 1971
Bread:--------$0.25/loaf
Milk:----------$1.32/gal
Eggs:---------$1.18/doz
Car:----------$3,742
Gas:----------$0.36/gal
House:--------$28,300
Stamp:--------$0.08/ea
Avg Income:--$11,583/yr
Min Wage:----$1.60/hr
DOW Avg:-----890
People born on January 23
1907 - Dan Duryea White Plains NY, actor (Pride of the Yankees)
1933 - Chita Rivera Washington DC, actress (West Side Story, Sweet Charity)
On TV in 1971
Adam-12
Hawaii Five-0
The Odd Couple
Columbo
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Brady Bunch
The Carol Burnett Show
All in the Family
Mission: Impossible
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In *I had a white sweatshirt that said: "Sock it to me Baby"!
Hot New Toys in 1971
Mastermind
Split-Level Aggravation
Stay Alive
Kicktail Skateboard
Top Books in 1971
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars
A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner