Trivia of 1969
Cost of Living Statistics
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A loaf of bread cost
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$ .23
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A gallon of milk
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$ 1.10
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A dozen eggs cost
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$ .62
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A pound of sugar cost
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$ .12
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Postage Stamp
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$ .06
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A new car cost approximately
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$ 2,000.00
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A gallon of gasoline cost
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$ .32
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A new house cost approximately
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$ 40,000.00
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Minimum wage
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$ 1.60 per hour
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Average annual income (per person)
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$6,500.00
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Population of the United States
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202,677,000
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U.S. Statistics
President – Richard M. Nixon
Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew
Life expectancy: 70.5 years
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 36.8
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 33.5
Homicide Rate (per 1,000): 7.7
Economics
US GDP (1998 Dollars): $ 982.2 billion
Federal spending: $183.64 billion
Federal debt: $ 365.8 billion
Consumer Price Index: 36.7
Unemployment: 3.6%
Sports
Super Bowl
NY Jets defeated Baltimore (16-7)
World Series
NY Mets defeated Baltimore (4-1)
NBA Championship
Boston defeated LA Lakers (4-3)
Stanley Cup
Montreal defeated St Louis (4-0)
Wimbledon
Women: Ann Jones defeated Billy Jean King (3-6, 6-3, 6-2)
Men: Rod Laver defeated J Newcombe (6-4, 5-7,6-4,6-4)
Kentucky Derby Champion
Majestic Prince
NCAA Basketball Championship
UCLS defeated Purdue (92-72)
NCAA Football Champions
Texas (11-0-0)
Entertainment
Pulitzer Prizes
Fiction: House Made of Dawn, N. Scott Momaday
Music: String Quartet No. 3, Karel Husa
Drama: The Great White Hope, Howard Sackler
Oscars awarded in 1969
Academy Award, Best Picture: “Oliver”, John Woolf, Producer (Columbia)
Grammys awarded in 1969
Record of the Year: “Mrs. Robinson”, Simon and Garfunkel
Album of the Year: “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, Glen Campbell
Song of the Year: “Little Green Apples” Bobby Russell, songwriter
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