- If History Repeats Itself, You Will Want To Be In The Mark

stockideas.org — By Rick Pendergraft I don’t remember much about 1974, I turned 7-years old that year. I remember that my dad lost his job with Firestone that year and that my family almost moved to Georgia in order for my dad to stay with the company. We ended up not moving from New Castle, but ’74 and ’75 were tough years for my family.