A lot has changed in the 40 years since the Warriors won an NBA championship in...
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A lot has changed in the 40 years since the Warriors won an NBA championship in 1975. For instance, none of the current Warriors players were even born. Head coach Steve Kerr was 10 years old. The original Star Wars had not come out yet. There were no home personal computers, no cell phones..and no internet.
But some things remain the same, like the Governor of California.
More on what things were like in 1975 compared to what's going on now:
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA:
1975- Jerry Brown (1st term - 37 years old)
2015- Jerry Brown (4th term- 77 years old)
PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES:
1975- Gerald Ford (38th U.S. President)
2015- Barack Obama (44th U.S. President)
PRICE OF POSTAGE:
1975- $0.10
2015- $0.49
PRICE OF GAS in U.S.:
1975- $0.57
2015- $2.74
PRICE OF GAS IN BAY AREA:
Don't ask!
PRICE OF GALLON OF MILK:
1975- $1.40
2015- $3.40
TOP GROSSING MOVIE:
1975 “JAWS” $26 million
2015 “Avengers: Age of Ultron $413 million (Opened on 5/1)
TOP SONG ON THE BILLBOARD CHART:
1975- "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain and Tennille*
* (Apparently not since Captain and Tennile got a divorce this year!)
2015- “Bad Blood" - Taylor Swift* featuring Kendrick Lamar
*Taylor Swift was not born until 1989
OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST PICTURE:
1975- “Godfather II”
2015- “Birdman”
MEDIAN U.S. HOUSEHOLD INCOME:
1975- $9,861.00
2015- $51,939
MEDIAN BAY AREA HOUSEHOLD INCOME: Don't ask!
OTHER NOTABLE 1975 MOMENTS:
* “Wheel of Fortune” debuted on NBC
* John Wooden retired as head coach of UCLA after winning his10th NCAA basketball championship in 12 years
* Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of British Conservative Party
* The Vietnam War ends
* Somewhere in a garage outside of Seattle Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
* Sony introduces the now defunct Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public.
* "Saturday Night Live" hits the air for the first time ever with George Carlin as host.
PICTURED: Warriors greats Rick Barry (#24) , Phil Smith and Jamaal Keith "Silk" Wilkes.
Article co-written with KTVU CHANNEL 2.
But some things remain the same, like the Governor of California.
More on what things were like in 1975 compared to what's going on now:
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA:
1975- Jerry Brown (1st term - 37 years old)
2015- Jerry Brown (4th term- 77 years old)
PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES:
1975- Gerald Ford (38th U.S. President)
2015- Barack Obama (44th U.S. President)
PRICE OF POSTAGE:
1975- $0.10
2015- $0.49
PRICE OF GAS in U.S.:
1975- $0.57
2015- $2.74
PRICE OF GAS IN BAY AREA:
Don't ask!
PRICE OF GALLON OF MILK:
1975- $1.40
2015- $3.40
TOP GROSSING MOVIE:
1975 “JAWS” $26 million
2015 “Avengers: Age of Ultron $413 million (Opened on 5/1)
TOP SONG ON THE BILLBOARD CHART:
1975- "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain and Tennille*
* (Apparently not since Captain and Tennile got a divorce this year!)
2015- “Bad Blood" - Taylor Swift* featuring Kendrick Lamar
*Taylor Swift was not born until 1989
OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST PICTURE:
1975- “Godfather II”
2015- “Birdman”
MEDIAN U.S. HOUSEHOLD INCOME:
1975- $9,861.00
2015- $51,939
MEDIAN BAY AREA HOUSEHOLD INCOME: Don't ask!
OTHER NOTABLE 1975 MOMENTS:
* “Wheel of Fortune” debuted on NBC
* John Wooden retired as head coach of UCLA after winning his10th NCAA basketball championship in 12 years
* Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of British Conservative Party
* The Vietnam War ends
* Somewhere in a garage outside of Seattle Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
* Sony introduces the now defunct Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public.
* "Saturday Night Live" hits the air for the first time ever with George Carlin as host.
PICTURED: Warriors greats Rick Barry (#24) , Phil Smith and Jamaal Keith "Silk" Wilkes.
Article co-written with KTVU CHANNEL 2.
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