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all you guys with 1973's........ 40 years ago this year. ( I was gonna do this at the end of the year...)
How Much things cost in 1973
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 6.16%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 8.4%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 850
Average Cost of new house $32,500.00
Average Income per year $12,900.00
Average Monthly Rent $175.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
AMC Javelin car$2,900.00
Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins in 2:05:25.320
A Dozen Eggs 45 cents
Below are some Prices for UK guides in PoundSpace Station USA Skylab
Average House Price 9,942
Gallon of Petrol 0.35
World Trade Center in New York becomes the tallest building in the world
Watergate Hearings begin in the United States Senate and President Richard Nixon tells the nation , “I am not a crook.”
In a Tennis Match billed as the battle of the sexes Mrs Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs (lol and we wondered what a gay was)
Secretariat Wins Triple Crown first winner for 25 years
Space Station USA Skylab
Roller Skates
Curious George
Transistor radios
HOUSES of the Holy (by GAWD)
The Exorist
Deliverence
Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
Rolling Stones "Angie"
Frankenstein .... the song!!
Dr Hook's "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" enters Top 40 & peaks at #6
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession
$180,000 in Led Zeppelin receipts are robbed from NY Hilton
Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1
Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold
the TV show M*A*S*H
"Live & Let Die," James Bond film premieres
Monica Lewinsky was born.... (now that sucks) :s
Kojack TV series
American League adopts designated hitter rule
1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)
Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record
Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
American Graffiti
The Sting
Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers
The Sears Tower opens Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in Chicago
Pres Nixon suspends all US offensive action in N Vietnam
Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
A few More Examples
Ford Galaxie 500 $3,883
Pork Roast Lb 59 cents
Mortons TV Dinner 36 cents
Walkie Talkie Sets $13.88
Dozen Medium Eggs 25 cents
Component-type 8-track stereo tape player $44.50
Crock pot Cooker $17.79
Mens Paisley Slacks $23.49
US dollar devalues 10%
Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
our new found friend KURT's style was bitch'n
How Much things cost in 1973
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 6.16%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 8.4%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 850
Average Cost of new house $32,500.00
Average Income per year $12,900.00
Average Monthly Rent $175.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
AMC Javelin car$2,900.00
Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins in 2:05:25.320
A Dozen Eggs 45 cents
Below are some Prices for UK guides in PoundSpace Station USA Skylab
Average House Price 9,942
Gallon of Petrol 0.35
World Trade Center in New York becomes the tallest building in the world
Watergate Hearings begin in the United States Senate and President Richard Nixon tells the nation , “I am not a crook.”
In a Tennis Match billed as the battle of the sexes Mrs Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs (lol and we wondered what a gay was)
Secretariat Wins Triple Crown first winner for 25 years
Space Station USA Skylab
Roller Skates
Curious George
Transistor radios
HOUSES of the Holy (by GAWD)
The Exorist
Deliverence
Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
Rolling Stones "Angie"
Frankenstein .... the song!!
Dr Hook's "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" enters Top 40 & peaks at #6
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession
$180,000 in Led Zeppelin receipts are robbed from NY Hilton
Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970," album goes #1
Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold
the TV show M*A*S*H
"Live & Let Die," James Bond film premieres
Monica Lewinsky was born.... (now that sucks) :s
Kojack TV series
American League adopts designated hitter rule
1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)
Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record
Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
American Graffiti
The Sting
Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers
The Sears Tower opens Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in Chicago
Pres Nixon suspends all US offensive action in N Vietnam
Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
A few More Examples
Ford Galaxie 500 $3,883
Pork Roast Lb 59 cents
Mortons TV Dinner 36 cents
Walkie Talkie Sets $13.88
Dozen Medium Eggs 25 cents
Component-type 8-track stereo tape player $44.50
Crock pot Cooker $17.79
Mens Paisley Slacks $23.49
US dollar devalues 10%
Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
our new found friend KURT's style was bitch'n
