What happened our senior year… Concorde first supersonic flight, Jumbo Jet goes into service, Woodstock, Chicago Seven found guilty, Aswan High Dam completed, US lowers the voting age to 18.
100,000 demonstrate in Washington DC against the Vietnam War, First Earth Day, Beatles disband,1970
The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the counterculture generation. The event’s significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying soundtrack album, and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort. In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine listed it as number 19 of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. In 2017 the festival site became listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is also the year The Concord makes it’s first its first supersonic flight. Another significant change is the age of voting is now lowered to 18 in the US.
Cost of Living 1970
How Much things cost in 1970
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 5.84%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 838
Average Cost of new house $23,450.00
Average Income per year $9,400.00
Average Monthly Rent $140.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 36 cents
Shaefer Pen $9.95
United States postage Stamp 6 cents
Sports Illustrated 15 cents
Mans Westclox Watch $18.00
AMC Gremlin $1879
A few More Examples
1 Carat Diamond Ring $299
Apples 4Lbs 59 Cents
Dog Food 12 Cans $1.00
Head and Shoulder Shampoo 79 Cents
Car 8 Track Stereo Tape Player $38.99
Chair La-z-Boy Rocker Recliner $188.00
Mens Leather Shoes $6.99
Striped Ladies Flare Pants and Tunic $10.00
Back To College Typewriter $28.88
Barbie Doll $4.77
25″ Cinema Screen Color TV $739.95
Lava lamp $19.95
Set Of Tube Furniture $59.99
Chevy Camaro $2861
Popular Culture 1970
- Jimi Hendrix dies of barbiturate overdose in London
- Janis Joplin dies in a cheap motel from a heroin overdose
- The first New York marathon is run in New York
- Simon and Garfunkel release their final album together, Bridge Over Troubled Water. The Title Track won the Grammy for song of the year.
Popular Films
- M*A*S*H,
- Patton
- Woodstock
- Hello, Dolly!
- Catch-22
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Popular Music and songs
The Beatles with — ” Let it Be ” released on May 8th
The Jackson 5 with — ” ABC and I want you back “
Edwin Starr with — ” War “
Hillcrest High School 1970 