The 1970

sMariah Grice, Cara Lunceford,

and Parker Ashcraft

Entertainment•Charlie's Angels

-Series ran from 1976 – 1981

•Little House on the Prairie -Series ran from 1974 – 1983

Entertainment cont.• All In The Family- Series ran from

1971 – 1979• Happy Days- Series ran from

1974 – 1984• Sanford and Son- Series ran from

1972 - 1977

National and International

Headlines• 1970- Chicago 7 are Acquitted of

Conspiracy to riot five find guilty of lesser charges

• 1971-Nixon asks vote for 18 yr olds• 1970- National Guard opens fire

killing four students at Kent State University

Inventions• 1970- The floppy disk invented by

Alan Shugart.• 1971- E-mail• 1971- VCR or videocassette invented.• 1972- Pong first video game invented

by Nolan Bushnell.• 1975- Laser Printer• 1979- Cell phones invented

Inventions Photostory

Top Hits of the 1970s•Superstition - Stevie Wonder

•Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations

•Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Hits cont.•We Are Family - Sister

Sledge•I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

•Hotel California- The Eagles

Natural Disasters• In 1971 a strong earthquake in San

Fernando, California registered a 6.7 and killed 65 people.

• In 1972 a flooding in Buffalo Creek, West Virginia killed 118.

• On June 19th-29th 1972 Hurricane Agnes traveled from Florida to New York that killed a total of 118 people.

• On April 3rd-4th 1974 there were the second largest amount of tornadoes in one day at 148.

Natural Disasters Continued

• A flood on July 31st 1976 in Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado, killed 139.

• 1979- Hurricane David blew through and killed over 1,100 people.

Natural Disasters

Sports• In 1971 the Pittsburg Pirates

won the world series.• Bear Bryant won The

University of Alabama a National Championship in 1973.

• From 1972-1978 the Pittsburg Steelers won four Super Bowls.

• Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round for the World Heavyweight Championship.

• Shortly after, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier scuffled during a news cast while they watched a clip from their first fight.

Changing Roles• In 1970 the percentage of

married couples with children dropped to 30.9%.

• The number of men living alone rose from 4.3% to 8.6%, and women 8.7% to 14% in 1972.

• In the 1970’s the percent of population who never married increased to 22.5% from 17.3%.

Communication of the 1970’s

• The bell phone was introduced in the late 60’s and early 70’s.

• By 1971 the number of “Bell telephones in service reached over one hundred million in the world.”

• In 1973 the Touch-O-Matic was invented , which could automatically dial a call to anywhere in the U.S. at a touch of a button.

• In 1979 the number of subscriber telephone lines grew to 175.2 Million in the U.S. alone.

Pop Culture• Popular toys and items

-King size bean bag chair-Hot Wheels-Barbies-Waterbed-Home Computer• Hippies- opposed the

Vietnam War and wanted world peace

• Woodstock- a monumental music festival that really altered the world

• Tie-dye- worn by both men and women

Literature• Breakfast of Champions

by Kurt Vonnegut• Where the Sidewalk

Ends by Shel Silverstein• The Princess Bride by

William Goldman• The Woman Warrior by

Maxine Hong Kingston

Transportation• The 1971 Ford Mustang Boss

351 was the only performance car in this year to have a genuine competition-grade engine.

• The 1971 Volkswagen Beetle had enlarged taillights.

• The Pontiac GTO really changed its styling in the 1970’s.

• The Buick Estates from 1971-1976 were the biggest station wagons ever built.

• The 1970 Thunderbirds kept the same style as the 1967 ones.

Fashion• Clothing

-Hot pants were skin tight and came in satin, velvet, denim, leather, vinyl, and mink

-Pants also began to be gently flared and reached wide bell bottom proportions.

-Flower-prints were also a big hit.-Denim jeans became almost part of a

uniform for men and women.-Leisure suits were casual suits consisting

of a shirt-like jacket and matching trousers.

-Platform shoes were also popular because they made legs look longer and short people taller.

-Many of the fashion styles were influenced by the hippie movement.

Fashion cont.• Hairstyles-Men• They wore their hair long

for most of the decade with many layers.

• Sideburns and beards were also popular.

-Women• Many women or teenage

girls wore their hair long with a center or side parting.

• Women also wore the “flicked” or “wing” style where their hair looked like it had wings.

Fashion

Video

The Mariah Show