1973
In the USA and during the same year that 'Harry in Your Pocket' came out:
Average Cost of new house: $32,500.00
Average Income per year: $12,900.00
Federal debt: $466.3 billion
National unemployment average: 4.9%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.08
Popular songs: 'Dark Side of The Moon'; 'Crocodile Rock'; 'Angie'
Popular TV shows: 'The Odd Couple'; 'The Partridge Family'; 'Columbo'
Popular other movies: 'The Exorcist'; 'Deliverance'; 'Live and Let Die'
Born this year: Monica Lewinsky; Kate Beckinsale
Other:
The World Trade Center in New York became the tallest building in the world.
Watergate Hearings began in the United States Senate.
(sources: thepeoplehistory.com and infoplease.com)
"I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than..a rude remark or a vulgar action" Blanche DuBois