The 70’s

By:Brett Barton, Andrea Matei,

Ba’Keea Bester, Cody Mitchell

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70’s• Wheels, Arthur Hailey • Jonathan Livingston Seagull,

Richard Bach• Centennial, James A. Michener• Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow• Trinity, Leon Uris• The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien;

Christopher Tolkien• Chesapeake, James A. Michener• The Matarese Circle, Robert

Ludlum

• “Bridge Over Troubled Water”- Simon and Garfunkel• “Joy To The World”- Three Dog Night• “American Pie”- Don McLean• “Love Will Keep Us Together”- Captain and Tennille• “Disco Lady”- Johnnie Taylor• “You Light Up My Life”- Debby Boone• “Night Fever”- Bee Gees• “My Sharona”- The Knack

Music

1970’s Music

Music

• Kiss • Jackson 5• Journey • Elvis• The Commodores• Earth Wind and Fire• The Rolling Stones • Blondie• The Beatles

Entertainment

• Saturday Night Live• Happy Days• Brady Bunch• Sesame Street• The Texas Chainsaw

Massacre • Jaws• Rocky

Pop Culture

• Music: rise of soft rock/pop rock/punk rock, disco, family bands

• Movies: New Hollywood revolution (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Wars)

• TV: Sonny and Cher, The Price is Right• Video Games: arcade games, Snake, Pong• Architecture: tallest buildings• Fashion: maxi, mini, disco, punk• Miscellaneous: lava lamps, flokati rugs, etc.

1970’s Pop Culture

Men’s Fashion• Three-piece Suits• Loose Button Downs• Bell Bottoms• Customs T-Shirts• Jerseys• “Punk” look• Short, tight swim trunks• Long hair & sideburns• Afros and Mohawks

• Crop Tops/Tube Tops• Mini Skirts• Bell Bottoms• Wrap-around Jersey Dresses• Crochet• Platform Shoes• One-piece swimsuit• Makeup• Long, wavy hair

Women’s Fashion

Changing the Roles of Individuals

• America was getting out of a war and many still rallied for peace.

• The people lost faith in the government due to all the scandals, especially Watergate.

• Women started to partake in politics more. They even suppressed men in employment by the end of the decade.

• In 1971, the 26th Amendment was passed, giving teenagers ages 18-20 the right to vote.

Scientific Inventions/Technology

• 1973– Gene splicing.– Bic invented the disposable

lighter.• 1974

– Arthur Fry invented post-it notes.

– Giorgio Fischer invented liposuction.

• 1975– Laser printer invented.– Push through tab on a drink

can invented.• 1976

– Ink-Jet printer was invented.

• 1970– Daisy-Wheel Printer.– Alan Shugart invented floppy

disk.• 1971

– Dot-Matrix.– Food Processor.– James Fergason liquid-crystal

display.– Faggin, Hogg, & Mazor

invented microprocessor.• 1972

– Nolan Bushnell invented Pong.– John Stalberger & Mike

Marshall invented Hacky Sack.

Scientific Inventions/Technology

Scientific Inventions/Technology

• 1977– Raymond V. Damadian

invented magnetic resonance imaging.

• 1978– Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston

invented the visi calc spreadsheet.

• 1979– Cell Phones– Seymour Cray invented Cray

Supercomputer.– Walkman.– Scott Olson invented roller

blades.– Communication satellites

Communication

• Telephones• Television• E-mail

National & International Headlines

• Earth Day• “It’s Nation Time”• “Black Panthers”• Watergate

Sports

• “Pistol” Pete Maravich• Pete Rose • Pele

1970’s Sports

Transportation

• The first monster truck; Big Foot.

• 1970 Shelby GT500

• Pontiac Executive Station Wagon was the sickest family ride.

Transportation

• The 1975 Concorde aircraft had a pointed nose to allow the pilot to see much better, but many countries objected this plane because of the loud noise it made as it broke the sound barrier.

Natural Disasters

• November 13, 1970 hurricane killed 500,000 – 1,000,000 in Bangladesh.

• July 28, 1976 Earthquake in Tang Shan, China. Death Total was 242,000 though estimates may be higher. Area destroyed was over 20 sq miles.