James Madison High School
Vienna VA 22180
JMHS Class of 1969 - 40th Reunion
August 21-23, 2009

 
1969 - The Year in Review:
 

 U.S. Events
 

A bomb is accidently dropped on the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, killing 25 and wounding 85 crewmen (January 14). Richard M. Nixon is inaugurated 37th President of the US (January 20). Stonewall riot in New York City marks beginning of Gay Rights Movement (June 28). Senator Edward M. Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving the scene of fatal accident at Chappaquiddick, Mass., in which Mary Jo Kopechne was drowned - gets two month suspended sentence (July 18). Apollo 11 astronauts "Neil A. Armstrong", "Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin", and Michael Collins take man's first walk on Moon. The use of DDT is banned in residential areas. Breathtaking pictures of Mars are transmitted to earth from NASA's Mariner 7 as it passes within 2,200 miles of the Red Planet. Hurricane "Camille" causes 256 deaths and leaves 68 persons missing from Mississippi to West Virginia. 250,000 Vietnam War protesters gather in Washington for the largest anti-war rally in U.S. History. The first draft lottery since WWII is held in New York City. On August 9th, a pregnant Sharon Tate and four others were murdered by members of the "Manson Family". Judith Anne Ford of Illinois is crowned Miss America.

 U.S. Statistics
 

President - Richard M. Nixon Vice President - Spiro T. Agnew Population - 202,676,946 Life expectancy - 70.5 years Babies born in U.S. - 3,600,000 Average Income - $9,433 Federal Debt - $365.8 billion Federal Spending - $183.64 billion Consumer Price Index - 36.7 Unemployment - 3.6% Federal Minimum Wage - $1.60 Cost of First-Class Stamp - $0.06 Cost of 1 Gallon Milk - $1.35 Cost of 1 Pound Bread - $0.23 Cost of 1 Gallon Gas - $0.35 Cost of New Ford - $3,278 Cost of Average 3 Bedroom Home - $25,600

 

Sports
 

Super Bowl - New York Jets d. Baltimore (16-7) World Series - New York Mets d. Baltimore (4-1) NBA Championship - Boston Celtics d. LA Lakers (4-3) Stanley Cup - Montreal d. St. Louis (4-0) Women - Ann Jones d. B.J. King (3-6 6-3 6-2) Men - Rod Laver d. J. Newcombe (6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4) Kentucky Derby Champion - Majestic Prince NCAA Basketball Championship - UCLA d. Purdue (92-72) NCAA Football Champions - Texas (11-0-0) 1969 Heisman Trophy Winner - Steve Owens, University of Oklahoma US Open Golf - Orville Moody

 Entertainment
 

Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) - Samuel Beckett - Ireland Best Selling Fiction - Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth Best Selling Non-Fiction - American Heritage Dictionary, William Morris, editor Best Picture - Midnight Cowboy, United Artists Best Director - John Schlesinger, Midnight Cowboy Best Actress - Maggie Smith, The Prince of Miss Jean Brodie Best Actor - John Wayne, True Grit Best Actress in a supporting role - Goldie Hawn, Cactus Flower Best Actor in a supporting role - Gig Young, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Top TV Show - The Beverly Hillbillies Sesame Street debuts on TV. Doonsbury comic strip debuts. Midnight Cowboy wins the Best Picture Oscar, the first and only time an X-rated movie received the honor. In August, more than half a million people gather in the small, upstate New York town of Bethel (near Woodstock, N.Y.) for four days of rain, sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Performers include Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jefferson Airplane and Sly and the Family Stone. A Rolling Stones fan is killed at the group's Altamont, California, concert by members of Hell's Angels.

 Popular 1969 Movie Titles

 

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Midnight Cowboy The Wild Bunch Easy Rider On Her Majesty's Secret Service Where Eagles Dare True Grit The Italian Job Bambi Meets Godzilla Take The Money And Run Z Paint Your Wagon They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Two Mules For Sister Sara Hello, Dolly! Topaz The Love Bug The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Support Your Local Sheriff!

Cactus Flower Anne Of The Thousand Days Alice's Restaurant The Happy Ending The Reivers Goodbye, Columbus The Wild Bunch Women In Love Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Marooned Goodbye, Mr.Chips MacKenna's Gold Bridge At Remagen Sterile Cuckoo The Undefeated The Assassination Bureau Change Of Habit Last Summer

 Top 100 Hit Songs of 1969
 

1. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - 5th Dimension 2. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies 3. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones 4. Get Back - The Beatles 5. Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells 6. Dizzy - Tommy Roe 7. Jean - Oliver 8. Build Me Up, Buttercup - The Foundations 9. Touch Me - The Doors 10. Hair - The Cowsills 11. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 12. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & The Shondells 13. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone 14. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver 15. In The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 16. I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations 17. Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet - Henry Mancini 18. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival 19. Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat and Tears 20. One - Three Dog Night 21. Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy 22. Traces - The Classics IV 23. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat and Tears 24. This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans 25. Worst That Could Happen - The Brooklyn Bridge 26. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 27. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers 28. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash 29. Wedding Bell Blues - The Fifth Dimension 30. Get Together - The Youngbloods 31. Easy to Be Hard - Three Dog Night 32. Little Woman - Bobby Sherman 33. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - The Supremes & The Temptations 34. These Eyes - The Guess Who 35. Baby, It's You - Smith 36. I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Tom Jones 37. My Cheri Amour - Stevie Wonder 38. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas 39. Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine 40. Baby, I Love You - Andy Kim 41. Time of the Season - The Zombies 42. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley 43. 25 Miles - Edwin Starr 44. Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone 45. Love Me Tonight - Tom Jones 46. What Does It Take (to Win Your Love) - Jr. Walker & the All Stars 47. Grazing In The Grass - The Friends of Distinction 48. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 49. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival 50. Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler 51. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel 52. Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins Singers 53. Games People Play - Joe South 54. Put a Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon 55. I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie 56. Come Together - The Beatles 57. I'm Living In Shame - Diana Ross & The Supremes 58. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell 59. Something - The Beatles 60. More Today Than Yesterday - The Spiral Staircase 61. For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder 62. In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley 63. Things I'd Like To Say - The New Colony Six 64. Atlantis - Donovan 65. Sweet Cherry Wine - Tommy James & The Shondells 66. Galveston - Glen Campbell 67. Hawaii Five-O (instrumental) - The Ventures 68. My Whole World Ended - David Ruffin 69. Soulful Strut (instrumental) - Young Holt Unlimited 70. I Started A Joke - The Bee Gees 71. Tracy - The Cufflinks 72. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat and Tears 73. You Showed Me - The Turtles 74. Time Is Tight (instrumental) - Booker T. and the M.G.'s 75. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - The Crazy Elephant 76. I've Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis, Jr. 77. Run Away Child, Running Wild - The Temptations 78. My Pledge Of Love - The Joe Jeffrey Group 79. The River Is Wide - The Grass Roots 80. I'd Wait A Million Years - The Grass Roots 81. Laughing - The Guess Who 82. Love Child - Diana Ross and the Supremes 83. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye 84. Quentin's Theme - The Charles Randolph Grean Sound 85. Color Him Father - The Winstons 86. That's The Way Love Is - Marvin Gaye 87. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan 88. Stormy - The Classic IV 89. Abraham, Martin and John - Dion 90. Rock Me - Steppenwolf 91. The Israelites - Desmond Dekker and the Aces 92. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Dionne Warwick 93. Cloud Nine - The Temptations 94. Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves 95. Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis 96. This Girl Is A Woman Now - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap 97. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night 98. Don't Give In To Him - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap 99. Cinnamon - Derek 100. This Girl's In Love With You - Dionne Warwick

 

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