A Look Back At

Born in 1974

What Was Life Like in 1974?

Who Was in Charge?

President

Richard Nixon

What Things Cost

Gas (per gallon)

$0.53

Loaf of Bread

$0.34

Average House

$25,900

Weekly Wage

$176

Events of 1974 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1974 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 15 – Happy Days, a sitcom about life in the 1950s, debuts on ABC.
  • March 4 – People magazine's first issue is published in the U.S., with Mia Farrow on the cover.
  • April 2 – The 46th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston and David Niven, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. George Roy Hill's The Sting wins seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Hill.
  • May 18 – Heaven's Gate, an American millenarian New Age religious group, is founded by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles.
  • June 4 – The Cleveland Indians stage an ill-advised Ten Cent Beer Night for a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Cleveland forfeits after alcohol-fueled mayhem and violence spreads from the stands onto the field.
  • July 1 – Six Flags Great Adventure opens for the first time.
  • August 8 – Watergate scandal: President Nixon announces his resignation (effective August 9).
  • October 2 – U.S. release of film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Jerry Stiller.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
  • Connect Four

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 1974

Time in a Bottle

Jim Croce