1. President Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974
2. Vice President Gerald Ford became President on August 9, 1974
3. Nelson Rockefeller became Vice President on August 20, 1974
4. President Ford grants full, free, and absolute pardon to President Nixon on Sept. 8. 1974
5. Maximum highway speed of 55 MPH became a reality
6. US Population was 213,853.928
7. Life Expectancy was 72 years old
8. Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army on February 5, 1974
9. Cost of 1st class stamp - $.10
10. General Motors was America’s largest corporation
11. Americans paid an average of $4,441 for a new car
12. Annual tuition for a public college averaged $512.00
13. Private college tuition averaged $2,130.00
14. Average Price of a new home was $34,900.00
15. Henry Aaron tied Babe Ruth on April 14, 1974, with 714 home runs
16. The World Trade Center opened for business in 1974.
17. Median household income in 1974 was $11,100.00
18. Oakland Athletics were World Series Champions
19. Happy Days began on January 15, 1974
20. Eggs cost $.58 per dozen
21. People Magazine was first published on March 4. 1974
22. Maxwell House coffee costs $1.89 for a two-pound can
23. McDonald's hamburger cost $.28.
24. Federal Minimum Wage was $2.00 p/hour.
25. Miami Dolphins were Super Bowl Champs
26. Cost of 30 second Super Bowl ad was $103,000.00
27. Fashion trends – bell bottoms, butterfly collars, leisure suits, sandals and sideburns
28. The Sting won the Oscar for Best Picture
29. Tab Coca-Cola introduced a diet soda
30. The price of gold averaged $183.77 per ounce.
31. Blazing Saddles opened on February 7. 1974.
32. McDonald’s Big Mac cost $.65.
33. Alamo Rent a Car started in Florida
34. Born in 1974: Derek Jeter, Kate Moss, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Seacrest
35. Arista Records was started in 1974 by Clive Davis
36. Kings Island costs $7.00 a person and $.50 to park
37. Red’s Opening Day Field Box Ticket against the Atlanta Braves (Henry Aaron tied Babe Ruth) was $5.00
38. Bengals vs. Colts in Baltimore Memorial Stadium Upper Level on 11/3/74 was $8.80.
39. Burger King started the “Have it your way” advertising campaign.
40. The Rubik’s cube was invented – can you solve it?
41. Fruity Skittles were available in Europe
42. Top song was Barbara Steisand’s “The Way We Were”
43. Stephen King releases his first novel “Carrie”
44. Olivia Newton John won country music’s ‘Female Vocalist of the Year”
45. “The Sting” won Best Picture
46. Popular television shows “All in the Family”, Sanford and Son” and “The Jeffersons”
47. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE GRADUATED!
