September 29, 1973

Popular songs

On September 29, 1973, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:

• United States: "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk
• United Kingdom: "Eye Level" by Simon Park Orchestra

Facts

This date occurred 18,466 days ago. Approximately 616 months have passed. It was the 272nd day of 1973, in week 39. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on September 29, 1973, are now 50 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 205 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to September 29, 1973

Let's go back to the seventies.

The date is September 29, 1973, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.

Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. The earthy smells of autumn have started to fill the air. In America, the song "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk is at the top of the singles charts, while "Eye Level" by Simon Park Orchestra is the number-one song in the UK.

Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Dillinger is at the top of the box office. Edward Heath is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Odd Couple", "The Partridge Family", "The Rookies", and "M*A*S*H".

In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s is still popular. Clothing items such as tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, midi skirts, gauchos and Mexican blouses are being worn by women. Meanwhile, men are wearing dark satin shirts, ethnic-looking tunics, bell bottom jeans, tweed sports jackets and turtlenecks. It's 1973, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as The Rolling Stones, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Sweet, Elton John, Roberta Flack, Carly Simon, Marvin Gaye and Jim Croce. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Oskar Schindler would be still alive.

People are playing video games such as "Pong" and "Space Race". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Underdog", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "Lassie's Rescue Rangers", and "Schoolhouse Rock!". Children are playing with toys such as the Rock Flowers dolls, Magnavox Odyssey, Shrinky Dinks, and Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle.