Lots of
interesting things happened in 1973. It seems like such a long time
ago. The cost of a gallon of gas was about thirty-nine cents.
Minimum wage was $1.60 per hour; I was working as a medical
receptionist.
In August, I walked down the aisle with a bouquet of yellow roses
and daisies. Yep, my sweetheart and I have been married
for forty years this week. We were two kids beginning the adventure
of a lifetime, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Love ya, baby!
Other
historic events of 1973
The Young &
The Restless soap opera premieres
The Sting wins
best motion picture at the Academy Awards
Watergate unfolds,
Vietnam War ends
Pioneer 11 and
Skylab space station are launched
Live and Let Die
premieres with Roger Moore as Bond, James Bond
Secretariat wins
the Triple Crown
Roy Clark is named
CMA Entertainer of the Year
The World Trade
Center opens in New York
Kojak, The Celebrity Match
Game, and The Addams Family cartoon debut on TV
Billie Jean King
beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match
Elvis and
Priscilla Presley divorce
Benny Parsons wins
the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship
Some classic
songs hit number one
You're So Vain –
Carly Simon
The Most Beautiful
Girl and Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
Angie – Rolling
Stones
Time in A Bottle
and Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
Satin Sheets –
Jeanne Pruett
Let's Get It On –
Marvin Gaye
Killing Me Softly
– Roberta Flack
You've Never Been
This Far Before – Conway Twitty
