A perpective April 17, 1971-2001

Saturday, April 17, 1971

Top News Headlines This Week:

Apr 17 - Egypt, Libya & Syria form federation (FAR) Apr 17 - People's Republic Bangladesh forms, under sheik Mujib ur-Rahman Apr 18 - Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd inning v WI after 124 in 1st Apr 18 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic Apr 19 - Russia launches its 1st Salyut space station Apr 19 - Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)

UTop Songs for 1971

Knock Three Times by Dawn
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Bee Gees
Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night
Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone
It's Too Late by Carole King
One Bad Apple by Osmonds
Brand New Key by Melanie
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves by Cher

1971 Prices
Bread: $0.25/loaf
Milk: $1.32/gal
Eggs: $1.18/doz
Car: $3,742
Gas: $0.36/gal

US President
Richard M. Nixon
US Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew


Academy Award Winners

Best Picture: The French Connection
Directed By William Friedkin
Best Actor: Gene Hackman
in The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
in Klute


House: $28,300
Stamp: $0.08/ea
Avg Income: $11,583/yr
Min Wage: $1.60/hr
DOW Avg: 890

On TV in 1971

Adam-12 Hawaii Five-0 The Odd Couple
All in the Family The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Brady Bunch
The Carol Burnett Show Columbo Mission: Impossible
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Hot New Toys in 1971

Mastermind Split-Level Aggravation Stay Alive
Kicktail Skateboard
Top Books in 1971
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
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Friday, April 17, 1981

Top News Headlines This Week:

Apr 17 - Isle Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals tie NHL record vs Oilers Apr 17 - Ranger's Anders Hedberg is 2nd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot Apr 18 - Pawtucket & Rochester start a 33-inning baseball game Apr 19 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Apr 19 - Oakland A's runs record to 11-0 Apr 19 - Rochester Red Wings & Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32


Top Songs for 1981


Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield
Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
Kiss On My List by Daryl Hall & John Oates
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Physical by Olivia Newton-John
Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates
Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross
I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt
Rapture by Blondie


1981 Prices
Bread: $0.53/loaf
Milk: $1.69/gal
Eggs: $1.26/doz
Car: $8,910
Gas: $1.35/gal

S Preside Unt
Ronald Reagan
US Vice President
George Bush


Academy Award Winners

Best Picture: Chariots Of Fire

Best Actor: Henry Fonda
in On Golden Pond
Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn
in On Golden Pond


House: $83,000
Stamp: $0.18/ea
Avg Income: $25,838/yr
Min Wage: $3.35/hr
DOW Avg: 875


On TV in 1981
Soap CHiPs Taxi
Magnum P.I. Dallas WKRP in Cincinnati
Charlie's Angels Hill Street Blues Laverne & Shirley
Three's Company


Top Books in 1981
The Gate of Heavenly Peace by Jonathan D. Spence Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
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Wednesday, April 17, 1991


Top News Headlines This Week:

Apr 17 - T J Balonek discovers asteroid #6452 Johneuller Apr 17 - Dow Jones closes for 1st time over 3,000 Apr 17 - Railroad workers go on strike in the US Apr 18 - Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census Apr 18 - John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136 Apr 18 - Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike


Top Songs for 1991

Unbelievable by EMF
I Wanna Sex You Up by Color Me Badd
One More Try by Timmy T.
I Like the Way by Hi-Five
I Do It for You by Bryan Adams
The First Time by Surface
Gonna Make You Sweat by C & C Music Factory
Rush, Rush by Paula Abdul
More Than Words by Extreme
Baby Baby by Amy Grant


1991 Prices
Bread: $0.71/loaf
Milk: $2.18/gal
Eggs: $1.31/doz
Car: $16,083
Gas: $1.20/gal


US President
George Bush
US Vice President
J. Danforth Quayle


Academy Award Winners

Best Picture: The Silence Of The Lambs
Directed By Jonathan Demme
Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins
in The Silence Of The Lambs
Best Actress: Jodie Foster
in The Silence Of The Lambs


Cost

House: $147,200
Stamp: $0.29/ea
Avg Income: $43,237/yr
Min Wage: $4.25/hr
DOW Avg: 3,169

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On Tuesday, April 17, 2001 [My Birthday]

Top News Headlines This Week:

Jun 21 - Total solar eclipse in Madagascar-Atl Ocean (4m56s) Aug 12 - 38th Walker Cup: Sep 9 - 115th US Womens Tennis Sep 10 - 38th Walker Cup: Feb 9 - XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City Feb 24 - XIX winter olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City

Top Songs for 2001

Music by Madonna
Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche) by 98 Degrees
Desert Rose by Sting Featuring Cheb Mami
1.2.3. by El Simbolo
Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men
Rock DJ by Robbie Williams
Superhero by Sky
Stronger by Britney Spears
She Bangs by Ricky Martin
Can't Fight the Moonlight by Leann Rimes


2001 Prices
Bread: $0.98/loaf
Milk: $2.85/gal
Eggs: $1.40/doz
Car: $21,012
House: $210,000
Avg Income: $68,300/yr
Min Wage: $5.85/hr

US President
George W. Bush
US Vice President
Dick Cheney


People born on April 17
1951 - Olivia Hussey Buenos Aires, actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile)
1923 - Harry Reasoner Dakota City Iowa, newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS)
1894 - Nikita S Khrushchev Soviet leader (1953-64)


On TV in 2001

Frasier N.Y.P.D. Blue Friends
Survivor Who Wants to be a Millionaire? ER
Homicide: Life on the Street Big Brother Law & Order
The X-Files