What are facts about 1970?

Answer 1

Facts about the 1970's: : Population of the U.S.: 203.3 million : Number of households with TV sets: 58.5 million : Average hourly wage: $3.23 : One dozen eggs: 61 cents : One quart of milk: 33 cents : One loaf of bread: 24 cents : One pound of butter: 87 cents : One dozen oranges: 86 cents What was happening in the 1970's? : There were walkouts all over the country: police, teachers, doctors, and sanitation workers, to name a few. : A gas shortage and price hike caused long lines at gas stations. : The Vietnam War continued until a cease-fire was signed in January 1973. : War and unrest also raged in Israel, Chile, Lebanon, Guyana, Nicaragua, and Iran. : Inmates and police clashed during a prison revolt in Attica, New York in 1971. Thirty-nine people were killed. : President Nixon visited the communist countries of Red China and the Soviet Union in a gesture of peace. : The "Watergate" scandal rocked the nation, and President Nixon resigned. : Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, was born in 1978. : Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first Apple computer in 1976. : Athletes such as Bruce Jenner and Nadia Comaneci won gold medals in the 1976 Olympics. : Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record in 1974 with 715 home runs. : In football, O.J. Simpson broke Jim Brown's single-season rushing record with 2003 yards in 1973. : We lost musical legends Elvis Presley (age 42) and Bing Crosby (age 72) in 1977. (Taken from Our Century 1970-1980 by Tony Napoli, ed.)