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1973 Fun Trivia
World Series Champions: Oakland Athletics
Superbowl VII Champions: Miami Dolphins (defeated Washington Redskins 14-7 to complete first perfect season)
NBA Champions: New York Knicks
Stanley Cup Champs: Montreal Canadiens
U.S. Golf: Johnny Miller
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) John Newcombe/Margaret Smith Court
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Jan Kodes/Billie Jean King
NCAA Football Champions: Alabama & Notre Dame (co-champions)
NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA
Kentucky Derby: Secretariat - Triple crown winner
The Hotties: Raquel Welch, Pam Grier
Famous Quotes:
- "My brain? But, that's my second favorite organ!" - Woody Allen in Sleeper.
- "People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook." - President Richard Nixon.
- "It's people! Soylent Green is made of people!" - Charlton Heston in Soylent Green.
Miss America: Terry Anne Meeuwsen (De Pere, WI)
Miss USA: Amanda Jones (Illinois)
Airplane Celebrity Death: Jim Croce
Cult Movie Star Death: Bruce Lee (brain edema)
Other Notable Deaths: Betty Grable, Pablo Picasso, Lyndon Baines Johnson
New Inventions: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Air Bags First Used by the Public in the Oldsmobile Toronado
Favorite Arcade Game: Pong
Most Popular Christmas Gifts: Shrinky Dinks, Dungeons and Dragons.
Best Film Oscar Winner: The Sting
Other Notable Films of 1973: The Exorcist, American Graffiti, The French Connection, Last Tango in Paris, Serpico, The Last Detail, The Way We Were
Best Actor Oscar Winner: Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger)
Best Actress Oscar Winner: Glenda Jackson (A Touch of Class)
Album of the Year: Concert for Bangladesh
Song of the Year: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
Skylab Launched May 14th
Spiro T. Agnew Resigns
Viet Nam War Ends
What Things Cost in 1973
Car: $4,052
Gasoline: 39 cents per gallon
House: $35,500
Bread: 27 cents per loaf
Milk: $1.36 per gallon
Postage Stamp: 8 cents
Average Annual Salary: $13,622
Minimum Wage: $1.60 per hour
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