Well, some of you may not know, but Craig turned 40 last week!!!! What perfect timing to have the All-Star game in town! People talk about the baseball gods...I guess this is a prime example (although, I call them them baseball guardians or angels of baseball). We'll be posting All-Star pix soon.
Just some info for you all regarding 1969
Cost of Living 1969
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 5.46 %
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 5.6%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 800
Average Cost of new house $15,550.00
Average Income per year $8,550.00
Average Monthly Rent $135.00
Average Cost New Car $3,270.00
Toyota Corona $1,950.00
Gas per Gallon 35 cents
Alarm Clock from Westclox $9.98
*Richard Nixon becomes President of the United States
*250,000 march on Washington in protest at the Vietnam War
*The first man is landed on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission by the United States and Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon. and the famous words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." will become part of our history
Happy Birthday, Craig. Your Ball Girls love you more than you'll ever know! We hope you had a wonderful 40th celebration!
