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Richard Nixon 37th U.S. President Served from Jan. 20, 1969 to Aug. 9, 1974
“A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” — Richard Nixon 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
AVERAGE COST OF LIVING
Spiro Agnew 39th U.S. Vice President Served from Jan. 20, 1969 to Oct. 10, 1973 World events
• Yasser Arafat is elected leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization on Feb. 4. • Operation Breakfast, the secret bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, begins March 18. • Briton Robin Knox-Johnston becomes the first person to sail around the world solo, without stopping, April 22. • President Richard Nixon announces the first withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam on June 8. • The Lunar Module from Apollo 11 lands on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who would take their first steps on the surface July 21. • “Abbey Road,” the 11th and final album from The Beatles, is released in the U.S. on Oct. 1. • “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” first airs Oct. 5 on BBC One.
U.S. News
• A Union Oil platform spills 80,000–100,00 barrels of oil onto the beaches of Santa Barbara on Jan. 28. • The U.S. Navy launches the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) on March 3 at NAS Miramar. • Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower dies March 28. • The Stonewall Riots begin June 28 in New York City, marking the start of the modern gay rights movement. • Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy drives off a bridge July 18 on Chappaquiddick Island, killing his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. • Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murder five people Aug. 10. • The Woodstock Festival attracts 500,00 people and 35 performers Aug. 15–18 at White Lake, N.Y. • The first episode of “The Brady Bunch” airs Sept. 26 on ABC.
BORN THIS YEAR: Junior Seau, NFL player (Jan. 19). Above left: Jason Bateman, actor (Jan. 14); Steffi Graph, tennis player (June 14); Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress (Sept. 25); Brett Favre, NFL player (Oct. 10).
• “Sesame Street” is broadcast for the first time Nov. 10 on the National Educational Television network.
Technology 1969
• Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first artificial heat April 4 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. The device kept a patient alive for four days while he waited for a normal heart. • The first test flight of the Concorde takes place March 2 in Toulouse, France. • The first Automatic Teller Machine goes into operation Sept. 2 at Rockville Centre, N.Y. • The first communications are sent through ARPANET (the predecessor of the Internet) on Oct. 29. • Boeing’s 747 jumbo jet makes its first passenger flight Dec. 2, carrying 191 people (mostly reporters) from Seattle to New York City.
Movies
• True Grit • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid • Midnight Cowboy • Easy Rider • Hello Dolly • Cactus Flower • The Italian Job • On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Sly and the Family Stone, “Everyday People” • Tommy Roe, “Dizzy” • Tom Jones, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” • The Foundations, “Build Me Up Buttercup” • Tommy James and Shondells, “Crimson and Clover” • Three Dog Night, “One” • Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds” • Neil Diamond, “Sweet Caroline” • The Beatles, “Get Back” • Johnny Cash, “A Boy Named Sue”
• Income per year ........ $8,550 • Minimum wage ............ $1.30 • New house ............. $40,000 • Rent ................................ $135 • New car...................... $3,270 • Gallon of gas ................... 35¢ • Dozen eggs ..................... 62¢ • Gallon of milk ............... 1.10¢ • Loaf of bread ................... 23¢ • First-class stamp ............... 6¢ • Movie ticket .................. $1.42
Music
• The Archies, “Sugar, Sugar” • Fifth Dimension, “Aquarious / Let the Sunshine In” • The Temptations, “I Can’t Get Next to You” • Rolling Stones, “Honky Tonk Women”
U.S. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 July 1, 2015
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS July 1, 2015