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The Isle of Wight Festival takes place . 600,000 people attend the
largest rock festival of all time. Artists include Jimi Hendrix, The Who,
The Doors, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Joan Baez,
Ten Years After, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Jethro Tull.
Jimi Hendrix dies of barbiturate overdose in London
Simon and Garfunkel release their final album together, Bridge Over
Troubled Water.
How Much things cost in 1970
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 5.84%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 5.9%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 838
Average Cost of new house $23,450.00
Average Income per year $9,400.00
Average Monthly Rent $140.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 36 cents
United States postage Stamp 6 cents
Grammys awarded in 1970
Record of the Year: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," 5th Dimension
Album of the Year: Blood, Sweat and Tears, Blood, Sweat and
Tears (Columbia)
Song of the Year: "Games People Play," Joe South, songwriter
New Events in 1970
The Beatles break up. By the end of the year, each member had
released a solo album.
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin both die drug-related deaths at age
27.