Niel Armstrong: First man to walk on the moon.
Victory Goes to the New York Jets against the Baltimore Colts
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August 15, 1969
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Served 1969-1974
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SONGS OF 1969
Fifth Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In
Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
Beatles - Get Back
| Brooklyn Bridge |
Worst that could happen |
Jan-69 |
| Doors |
Touch me |
Jan-69 |
| Foundations |
Build me up buttercup |
Jan-69 |
| Grass Roots |
Bella Linda |
Jan-69 |
| Jay and the Americans |
This magic moment |
Jan-69 |
| Sly & Family Stone |
Everyday people |
Jan-69 |
| Turtles |
You showed me |
Jan-69 |
| Box Tops |
Sweet cream ladies |
Feb-69 |
| Classics IV |
Traces |
Feb-69 |
| Creedance Clearwater Revival |
Proud mary |
Feb-69 |
| Nazz |
Open my eyes |
Feb-69 |
| Nineteen-ten fruitgum co. |
Indian giver |
Feb-69 |
| Roe, Tommy |
Dizzy |
Feb-69 |
| South, Joe |
Games people play |
Feb-69 |
| Zombies |
Time of the season |
Feb-69 |
| Blood Sweat & Tears |
You've made me so very happy |
Mar-69 |
| Bubble puppy |
Hot Smoke and sassafras |
Mar-69 |
| Campbell, Glen |
Galveston |
Mar-69 |
| Cowsills |
Hair |
Mar-69 |
| Fifth Dimension |
Aquarius / let the sunshine in |
Mar-69 |
| Isley Brothers |
Its your thing |
Mar-69 |
| Sir Douglas Quintet |
Mendocino |
Mar-69 |
| Spirit |
I got a line on you |
Mar-69 |
| Starr, Edwin |
Twenty-five miles |
Mar-69 |
| Beach Boys |
I can hear music |
Apr-69 |
| Booker T. & MGs |
Time is tight |
Apr-69 |
| Crazy elephant |
Gimme gimme good lovin |
Apr-69 |
| Donovan |
Atlantis |
Apr-69 |
| Friends of distinction |
Grazing in the grass |
Apr-69 |
| Guess Who |
These eyes |
Apr-69 |
| James, Tommy |
Sweet cherry wine |
Apr-69 |
| Simon and Garfunkel |
Boxer |
Apr-69 |
| Sinatra, Frank |
My way |
Apr-69 |
| Stevens, Ray |
Gitarzan |
Apr-69 |
| Ventures |
Hawaii five-o |
Apr-69 |
| Beatles |
Get back |
May-69 |
| Creedance Clearwater Revival |
Bad moon rising |
May-69 |
| Flirtations |
Nothing but a heartache |
May-69 |
| Gaye, Marvin |
Too busy thinking about my baby |
May-69 |
| Hopkin, Mary |
Goodbye |
May-69 |
| Mancini, Henry |
Love theme Romeo and Juliet |
May-69 |
| Mercy |
Love can make you happy |
May-69 |
| Meters |
Cissy strut |
May-69 |
| Neon Philharmonic |
Morning girl |
May-69 |
| Presley, Elvis |
In the ghetto |
May-69 |
| Spiral Staircase |
More today than yesterday |
May-69 |
| Three dog night |
One |
May-69 |
| Who |
Pinball wizard |
May-69 |
| Beatles |
Ballad of john and yoko |
Jun-69 |
| Blood Sweat & Tears |
Spinning wheel |
Jun-69 |
| Dekker, Desmond |
Israelites |
Jun-69 |
| James, Tommy |
Crystal blue persuasion |
Jun-69 |
| Kim, Andy |
Baby I love you |
Jun-69 |
| Oliver |
Good morning starshine |
Jun-69 |
| Walker, Jr. / All Stars |
What does it take |
Jun-69 |
| Winstons |
Color him father |
Jun-69 |
| Wonder, Stevie |
My cherie amour |
Jun-69 |
1969 ECONOMY / PRICES
President of United States: Richard C. Nixon
Vice President of United States: Spiro Agnew
Population: 202,679,946
Life Expectancy: 70.5 years
Dow-Jones High: 952
Dow-Jones Low: 769
Federal Spending: $183.64 billion
Federal Debt: $365.8 billion
Inflation: 5.7%
Consumer Price Index: 36.7
Unemployment: 3.6%
1969 Prices
Cost of new home: $27,900.00
Cost of a new car: $4,000
Median household income: $8,389.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: 6 cents
Cost of a gallon of gas: 35 cents
Cost of a dozen eggs: 62 cents
Cost of a gallon of milk: $1.10
POPULAR MOVIES IN 1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Easy Rider
Love Bug
Hello Dolly!
Alice's Restaurant
Goodbye Columbus
Famous People & Fashion in 1960's:
Famous People:
Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, The unforgettable Martin Luther King Jr., Elvis, Neil Armstrong, Harold Wilson, Alec Douglas-Home, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jack Profumo, Christine Keeler, David Bailey, Cliff Richard, Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley, Jackson Pollock, David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Charles Manson, Jimmy Hoffa, The Black Panthers, Jane Fonda, Mohamed Ali(Casious Clay), Martin Luther King Jr, Janis Joplin, The Mamas and Papas, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Richard Nixon, Marlon Brando, Twiggy
Clothing styles:
Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt, which became very popular in the late 1960s. The hippie movement late in the decade also shoop exerted a strong influence on clothing styles, including bell-bottom jeans, tie-dye and batik fabrics, as well as paisley prints, loon pants, floppy picture hats were all the rage, neru jackets, jeans with holes and patches, anything with paisley on them, large bright flowers, bold bright colors
Popular TV Shows in 1968-69
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RANK
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TITLE |
NETWORK
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1
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Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
NBC
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2
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS
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3
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Bonanza |
NBC
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4
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Mayberry R.F.D. |
CBS
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5
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Family Affair |
CBS
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6
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Gunsmoke |
CBS
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7
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Julia |
NBC
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8
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The Dean Martin Show |
NBC
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9
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Here's Lucy |
CBS
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10
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The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS
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11
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Mission: Impossible (tie) |
CBS
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11
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Bewitched (tie) |
ABC
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11
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The Red Skelton Hour (tie) |
CBS
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14
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My Three Sons |
CBS
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15
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour |
CBS
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16
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Ironside |
NBC
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17
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The Virginian |
NBC
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18
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The F.B.I. |
ABC
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19
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Green Acres |
CBS
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20
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Dragnet |
NBC
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