Friday, February 23, 1973
Top News Headlines This Week:
Feb 23 - Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
Top Songs for 1973
Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree by Dawn
Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack Top of the World by Carpenters
My Love by Paul McCartney & Wings You're So Vain by Carly Simon
Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight & the Pips Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce
1973 Prices US President
Richard M. Nixon
US Vice President
Gerald R. Ford
Bread: $0.27/loaf
Milk: $1.36/gal
Eggs: $1.22/doz
Car: $4,052 She's a real beauty!!! lol
Gas: $0.39/gal We could only wish.
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: The Sting
Directed By George Roy Hill
Best Actor:
Jack Lemmon in Save The Tiger
Best Actress:
Glenda Jackson in A Touch Of Class
House: $35,500 Can you imagine!!!
Stamp: $0.08/ea
Avg Income: $13,622/yr
Min Wage: $1.60/hr
DOW Avg: 851
On TV in 1973
The Waltons
The Brady Bunch
All in the Family
Mission: Impossible
Emergency
M*A*S*H
The Carol Burnett Show
Hawaii Five-0
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Hot New Toys in 1973
The Lone Ranger Action Figure
Shrinky Dinks Perfection One of my all time favorites.
Boggle
Fisher-Price Movie Viewer
Top Books in 1973
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Wow! What memories! I was in my sophmore year of high school when you were born. I remember the Brady Brunch. My brothers and I used to watch them. And the Waltons, and Mary Tyler Moore. Has it really been that long?
ReplyDeleteOkay, crap! I didn't copy my comment and it didn't post!! Argh!!
ReplyDeleteHere goes again!
I don't even know where to begin with these! Where to start, where to start! LOL!
I loved the music from that era. LOVE IT!! Tie a yellow ribbon was one of my favorites. And, Carly Simon just rocked!!
I also loved Hawaii Five-O and Emergency. I can still here the music from those shows in my head. LOL!
I was quite surprised at how much milk and eggs were compared to bread.
And, the annual salaries - wow! Times have definitely changed.
This was a fun walk down memory lane. Good idea.
I hope you've had a nice birthday so far. I'm glad we got to go to lunch together.
Love ya!!
Happy Cake Day to you!!! Min wage was what?!?
ReplyDeleteI had a Fisher Price movie viewer & I would charge the neighbor kids to come in & watch a movie. I would set up chairs & make the room all dark. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane : )
Great Post! Happy Birthday to you......
ReplyDeletehappy, happy birthday!!! 36, really?!?! no way!
ReplyDeleteyour a very pretty lady!
Happy Birthday Michelle, Love the history lesson.
ReplyDeleteJodie
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteYou just take the cake!
Hope your 36th is a blessed one.
Your friend, Annie
I had no idea that Killing Me Softly was a remake by the Fugees! What a dope I am. I loved this post. So interesting. I'm a 1973 baby too!
ReplyDeleteOh, how rude of me, I forgot to say...
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Hope you had a great celebration.
Vanesa
I feel so old! lol! My favorite movies is still the Sting, I remember dancing to some of those songs and watching Mission Impossible...I have now dated myself....but thanks for the memories..
ReplyDeleteoh yes happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry I missed your Birthday!!!! Hope you enjoyed your day and wow what a walk down memory lane!
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy birthday Michelle.
ReplyDeleteOur weather is very warm indeed, gets up to the high 80s during the day.