"Nineteen 71"
By Dionna Ophelia
I was handed a silver dollar coin dated 1971.....I thought to myself, this is the same year I was born. I'm going to hold on to this along with the other silver dollar coin dated 1924. Also, this is the 71st blog post and being a 71 baby I figured I'd do a little throw-back with interesting events centered around nineteen 71.
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'1971 Silver Dollar' |
1971 U.S. Cost of living
Average new house $25,250.
Average annual income $10,600.
Average rent mthly $150.
Gallon of gas 40 cents
Dodge Charger $3,579.
Post stamp 8 cents
Movie ticket $1.50
Jiffy peanut butter 59 cents
Idaho 10lbs potatoes 98 cents
Fresh turkey 43 cents/lbs
1971 Dodge
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Popular Films Popular TV shows
Carnal Knowledge All my children
Love Story Mary Tyler Moore
Ryan's Daughter McCloud
Summer of '42 The odd couple
The Aristocats The Partridge Family
The Andromeda Strain
The French Connection
The Owl and the Pussycat
Popular Artist/ songs
Marvin Gaye
Ike and Tina Turner
The Osmonds Rod Stewart w/ "Maggie Mae"
Michael Jackson
The Rolling Stones w/ "Brown Sugar"
The Jackson 5
John Lennon
The Who
Mungo Jerry
Bob Dylan
The Doors
James Taylor
Janis Joplin with "Me and Bobby Mcgee"
Tony Orlando and Dawn with "Knock Three Times"
Other Events
US President- Richard Nixon
US- new stock market index- Nasdaq debuts
US- Voting age is lowered to 18 yrs old
US- Walt Disney world resort opened in Florida
US- Fred Smith started Federal Express
US- Cigarette advertising ended on T.V.
US- (NPR) National Public Radio broadcast for the first time
US -Charles Manson & 3 followers received the death penalty.
China is admitted to the United Nations
Switerland- Women are granted the right to vote
Some famous people born this year
Tupac Shakur Lisa Lopes
Snoop Dog Erykah Badu Taye Diggs Stuart Appleby
David Tennant Mario Cimarro
David Tennant Mario Cimarro
Selena Quintanilla John Hodgman
Mark Wahlberg Noah Wyle
Gary Barlow Mark Wahlberg
Jada Pinkett-Smith Troy Duffy
Chris Tucker Fred Baxter
Mark Henry Bif Naked
David Williams Nathan Morris
Missy Elliot Josh Lucas
Mary J. Blige Yancey Arias
Johnny Knoxville Mariah Carey
Ricky Martin Lance Armstrong
Method Man Winona Ryder
Emmanuel Lewis Timberland
Shannen Doherty Allan Houston
'A soulful movement of Dreamers had begun
the flash-back of a great year....nineteen 71'
Jus Sayn!!!
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