The year was 1969
Richard M. Nixon, President
Average Cost of a new house $15,550
Average Income per year $8,550
Average cost of a new car $3,270
Gas per Gallon 35 cents
Woodstock attracks more than 350,000 rock-n-roll fans
The first man is landed on the moon on Apollo 11 missionNeil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon
250,000 march on Washington to protest the Vietnam War
Public Brodcasting Service ( PBS) established
Golda Meir of Milwaukee Wisconsin becomes Prime Minister of Isreal
RMS Queen Elizebeth 2 entered service
The US institutes the draft lottery to determine draft into US Forces for Vietnam War
Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murder five people
First human eye transplant
The Boeing 747 makes its debut
Hurricane Camille hits Mississippi coast killing 248 people
Charles de Gaulle resigns as French President
Britian deploys troops in Northern Ireland following increasing violence
Rising Inflation is a worldwide problem
