June 5, 1970
President
Nixon
Dow (EOY)
839
Gas/gal
$0.36
Big Mac
$0.58
Min Wage
$1.60
A Big Mac cost $0.58 that summer of 1970, and the Dow Jones sat at 839 — just months after the House voted 272 to 132 to lower the voting age to 18, setting the stage for the 26th Amendment. On the radio, Three Dog Night's "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" held the number one spot, while moviegoers packed theaters for "Airport," the disaster film that launched a decade's worth of imitators. On August 17, the Soviet Union launched Venera 7 toward Venus, a spacecraft that would go on to become the first in history to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 5, 1970
World Events — June 1970
Time Person of the Year — 1970
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 5, 1970
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1969–70 Season
Emmy Winners — 1970
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 5, 1970
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 5, 1970
On the field
Sports Champions — June 5, 1970
Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs
def. Minnesota Vikings
World Series
Baltimore Orioles
def. Cincinnati Reds
NBA Champion
New York Knicks
def. Los Angeles Lakers
Stanley Cup
Boston Bruins
def. St. Louis Blues
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