Good Morning POU! As we welcome in 2020, let’s look back at the pop culture moments from the previous decades, starting with 1969 and ending with 2019 on Saturday. Enjoy!
What happened in 1969? Major News Stories include:
The Beatles’ last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records with Billy Preston.
First Concorde test flight is conducted In France.
Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its debut.
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am the epitome of the American muscle car is introduced.
Woodstock attracts more than 350,000 rock-n-roll fans.
Chappaquiddick Affair regarding Senator Edward Kennedy.
PBS Established.
The first man is landed on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission by the United States.
Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon.
Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murder five people.
Woodstock attracts more than 350,000 rock-n-roll fans, Atlanta International Pop Festival on 4th July attracts 100,000 fans, Isle of Wight Festival attracted an audience of approximately 150,000
How Much things cost in 1969
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 5.46 %
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 800
Average Cost of new house $15,550.00
Average Income per year $8,550.00
Average Monthly Rent $135.00
Average Cost New Car $3,270.00
Toyota Corona $1,950.00
Gas per Gallon 35 cents
Alarm Clock from Westclox $9.98
Top Grossing Films of 1969
| 1. | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 20th Century Fox | $102,308,889 |
| 2. | Midnight Cowboy | United Artists | $44,785,053 |
| 3. | Easy Rider | Columbia | $41,728,598 |
| 4. | Hello, Dolly! | 20th Century Fox | $33,208,099 |
| 5. | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Columbia | $31,897,253 |
| 6. | The Italian Job | Paramount | $31,678,778 |
| 7. | True Grit | $31,132,592 | |
| 8. | Cactus Flower | Columbia | $25,889,208 |
| 9. | Goodbye, Columbus | Paramount | $22,939,805 |
| 10. | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | United Artists | $22,774,493 |
Top Television Shows
| 1 | Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In | NBC | 26.3 |
| 2 | Gunsmoke | CBS | 25.9 |
| 3 | Bonanza | NBC | 24.8 |
| 4 | Mayberry R.F.D. | CBS | 24.4 |
| 5 | Family Affair | 24.2 | |
| 6 | Here’s Lucy | 23.9 | |
| 7 | The Red Skelton Hour | 23.8 | |
| 8 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC | 23.7 |
| 9 | Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color | NBC | 23.6 |
| 10 | The Doris Day Show | CBS | 22.8 |
| 11 | The Bill Cosby Show | NBC | 22.7 |
| 12 | The Jim Nabors Hour | CBS | 22.4 |
| 13 | The Carol Burnett Show | 22.1 | |
| 14 | The Dean Martin Show | NBC | 21.9 |
| 15 | My Three Sons | CBS | 21.8 |
| Ironside | NBC | ||
| The Johnny Cash Show | ABC | ||
| 18 | The Beverly Hillbillies | CBS | 21.7 |
| 19 | Hawaii Five-O | 21.1 | |
| 20 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | 21.0 | |
| Hee Haw | |||
| 22 | Movie of the Week | ABC | 20.9 |