1969 Flashback

Economy President:  Richard M. Nixon  Vice President:  Spiro T. Agnew  Population:  202,676,946  Life expectancy:  70.5 years  Dow-Jones    High:  952  Low:  769  Federal spending:  $183.64 billion  Federal debt:  $365.8 billion  Inflation:  5.7%  Consumer Price Index:  36.7  Unemployment:  3.6%  Prices Cost of a new home:  $15,500.00  Cost of a new car:  $ 3,270.00 Median Household Income:  $ 8,389.00  Cost of a first-class stamp:  $0.06  Cost of a gallon of regular gas:  $0.35  Cost of a dozen eggs:  $0.62  Cost of a gallon of Milk:  $1.10

1969 On July 20th one of mans crowning achievements occurred when American Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon and uttered the immortal words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

The opposition to the war continued to increase with more and more attending anti war demonstrations and demanding that the US withdrew from Vietnam. The music came from groups including the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and the Beatles and the most famous music festival of modern times "WOODSTOCK" took place on a New York Farm on August 15th to August 17th with more than 400,000 avid music fans attending to see the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and others perform live. fashions reflected the anti war sentiment with military jackets adorned with peace signs, and other trends including long unkempt wild hair and headbands showed the feelings of anti establishment felt by the youth.

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1969's Billboard Magazine's Hot Pop Songs

1969 Billboard's Top 20 Songs & Artist # 1 Aquarious/Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension # 1 # 2 In The Year 2525 - Zager & Evens # 1 # 3 Get Back The Beatles # 1 # 4 Sugar, sugar - The Archies # 1 # 5 Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones # 1 # 6 Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone # 1 # 7 Dizzy - Tommy Roe # 1 # 8 Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension # 1 # 9 I Can't Get Next to you - The Temptations # 1 # 10 Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells # 1 # 11 Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam # 1 # 12 Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet - Henry Mancini # 1 # 13 Leaving On a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary # 1 # 14 Come Together - The Beatles # 1 # 15 Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross and The Supremes # 1 # 16 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley # 1 # 17 Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & The Shondells # 2 # 18 Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival # 2 # 19 Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears # 2 # 20 A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash # 2