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Roman Year: MCMLXXIV Star Date: 03101974.0 Chinese Date: 4574 Mayan Year: 5087 Atomic Year: 30
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1974 is the World Population Year The Patron Saint of Today is John Ogilvie the Martyr Today is Telephone Day Sunday's Child is witty and wise.
Quote of the Day "A committee is usually a group of uninformed, appointed by the unwilling to accomplish the unnecessary." Syd Thrift
On This Day in History:
1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes first telephone call, 'Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.'
1982: All 9 planets align on same side of Sun forming a celestial sygyzy.
1974: Lt. Onoda the last Japanese WW2 soldier surrenders, 29 years after war ended.
1922: 'Variety' magazine claims 'Radio Sweeping Country - 1 million sets in use.'
Joke of the Day "The average person thinks he is not." Father Larry Lorenzoni
USA population is 213,853,928 5.33% of the World! There are approximately 5,329 new Americans today!
Born on this Day ...
Assassin James Ray NFL's Tom Mix Actor Chuck Norris_ Actress Sharon Stone Prince Edward Steelers Rod Woodson Bass player Jeff Ament
Todays Exceptional Excuse: I'm taking a course in creative problem solving!
Married this Day ... Roger Moore & Christina Tholstrop 2002 Reporter Ernie Pyle & Geraldine Siebolds 1945 Vince Gill & Amy Grant 2000 Bryant Brooks & Mary Willard 1886
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McGregor's Law: The shortest distance between 2 points is under construction.
One Hundred Years Ago Today! 1874 - The most significant invention to shape the American West was introduced - barbed wire.
Word of the Day: stint*less
1 Gallon of Gas cost $0.53 36 years ago today!
1oz. of Gold cost $159.26 36 years ago today!
1 Gallon of Milk cost $1.57 36 years ago today!
The best selling car of 36 years ago was the Chevy Impala, but the Eventagram car of the year is the Triumph TR-4
On this Day in 1974 Time Magazine featured Leon Jaworski.
National Geographic's cover story is the Frozen Northwest Passage.
Congressional Pay Congressional pay is 3.2 times the median family income. times that of the medium family income!
Tax Freedom Day in 1974 was 4/23. The Government took 30.5% of your parent's income. They worked 75 days to pay their taxes. Today it's 29.5% and 79 days!
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Winners of 1974
World Series: Oakland A's over Los Angeles (4-1). Pitcher Rollie Fingers is MVP.
Superbowl VIII: Miami 24 - 7 Minnesota in Houston. Superbowl MVP: Dolphin Running Back Larry Csonka.
American Home in 1974
USA's rural population 36%. Home ownership in USA is 62.9%, 5.2% of these have no plumbing. 16% have no phone. Average time watching TV is 6 hours, 12 minutes. Electricity cost increase 30% in a single year.
Memorable Ad of 1974 Paul Mason says, "We Will Sell No Wine Before Its Time!"