President - Richard Nixon.
Population of the US - 202,676,946.
July 20th - Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 becomes the first man to walk on the moon.
August 15th-17th - Woodstock in upstate New York draws 400,000. Among those playing - The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills Nash & Young.
United States institutes the draft.
Charles Manson gang murders five in Los Angeles.
Senator Edward Kennedy involved in Chappaquiddick accident.
Hurricane Camille hits Mississippi, killing 248.
First ATM is installed.
Free Rolling Stones concert at Altamont causes a riot.
Sesame Street debuts on PBS.
Santa Barbara oil spill.
Dwight D Eisenhower dies.
Joseph P Kennedy dies.
Judy Garland dies.
Boris Karloff dies.
Super Bowl IV - Kansas City 23 - Minnesota 7
World Series - New York Mets beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 1
Milk - $1.10 gallon.
Average income - $8,550.
Average cost of a new car - $3,270.
Gas - .35 a gallon.
Skippy Peanut Butter - .85
Large eggs - .49 a dozen
Oranges - .29 a dozen
Unemployment rate - 3.6%
Cost of a first class stamp - .06
NARC Sprint Car Champion - LeRoy Van Connet
CRA Sprint Car Champion - Jimmy Oskie
BCRA Midget Champion - Bob DeJong
BCRA Midget Indoor Champion - Dave Logan
Turkey Night Grand Prix USAC Midget Winner - George Bemson
USAC Midget Hut 100 Winner - Bob Tattersall
Vallejo Speedway Hardtop Champion - Gene Dudley
Vallejo Open Comp Winner - Gary Koster
Srockton 99 Modified Champion - Johnny Brazil
Stockton 99 Limited Sportsman Champion - Ray Donaldson
Stockton 99 Early Model Stock Car Champion - Jerry Weaver
Silver Dollar Speedway Champion - Bob Benefield
NASCAR Modified Champion - Carl Stevens
NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Champion - Red Farmer
Copper Classic Winner - Bob Gregg & Norm Ellefson
Knoxville Nationals Winner - Ken Gritz
CAN AM Champion - Bruce McLaren
NASCAR Grand National West Champion - Ray Elder
USAC Stock Car Champion - Roger McCluskey
USAC Midget Champion - Bob Tattersall
USAC Sprint Car Champion - Gary Bettenhausen
USAC National Champion - Mario Andretti
NASCAR Grand National Champion - David Pearson
Daytona 500 Winner - Lee Roy Yarbrough
Indianapolis 500 Winner - Mario Andretti
12 Hours Of Sebring Winner - Mario Andretti & Jacky Ickx
Daytona 24 Hours Winner - Mark Donohue & Chuck Parsons
Formula One World Champion - Jackie Stewart
West Capital Raceway Super Modified Champion - Jimmy Gordon
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