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THE WONDERFUL 70’S

“REMEMBER LISTENING TO SONGS LIKE THESE? ”

Saturday Night / Bay City Rollers 1976

Oh What A Night / Frankie Vallie & Four Seasons 1976

Dream Weaver / Gary Wright 1976

Black Water / Dobbie Brothers 1975

Brown Eyed Girl / Van Morrison 1976

That Smell / Lynyard Skynyrd 1977

We Are The Champions / Queen 1977

Miracles / Jefferson Starship 1975

Last Dance / Donna Summer 1978

Best Of My Love / Eagles 1974

T H E

W O N D E R F U L

7 0 ’ S

THINGS THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN 1974-1978.

Two young men founded Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates and Paul Allen (1975)

Mood Rings become popular (1975)

One Million Pet Rocks were sold. (1975)

First McDonalds drive-thru is created. (1975)

Best Picture- One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

People Magazine begins publication…35 cents. (1974)

The “Heimlich Maneuver” is first described in Emergency Magazine by Henry Jay Heimlich. (1974)

Richard Nixon resigns in disgrace. Gerald Ford sworn in as 38^th Pres. (1974)

“Streaking” becomes popular as a U.S. fad. (1974)

South Carolina evangelist Jim Bakker, founds the PTL Club (1974)

The U.S. celebrated her Bicentennial (200^th birthday) (1976)

Four military academies; US Air Force Academy, US Naval Academy, US Military Academy, US Coast Guard Academy, admitted the First Women. (1976)

A California drought forces water rationing and prices go up 40%. (1976)

Apple Computer is founded in a California garage by Steven G. Wozniak and Steven Jobs. (1976)

New York experiences a blackout that lasts 25 hours. There is widespread looting and violence. (1977)

ATM’s are introduced. (1977)

The US first class postal rate goes to $0.15 per ounce. (1978)

The World’s Test Tube Baby is born July 25^th, named Louise Brown. (1978)

900 people committed suicide in Jonestown led by Cult Leader Jim Jones. (1978)

Kimberly Clark introduces Huggies Disposal Diapers. (1978)

Gee Your Hair Smell Terrific Shampoo

70’S FASHIONS

Halter Tops, Sun Dresses, Clog Shoes, Beaded Necklaces, Hoop Earrings, Cork High Heel Sandals, Long Gauze Dresses with Ruffles, Terry Cloth, Toe Socks

Lee’s Painter Pants,

Marijuana T-shirts, Muscle shirts, Plaid Pants, Puka Shells, Rainbow Suspenders, Track Shorts, Tube Socks

Mood Rings, Lava Lamps, Sea Monkeys, Smiley faces,

ENTERTAINMENT

Little House On The Prairie

The Brady’s / Marsh, Marsha, Marsha!

Movies we watched were “American Graffiti “, “Rocky”, “JAWS”,

Mad Magazine

“Star Wars”

“Soul Train “

70’s TV SHOW TRIVIA

1. Name every actress who played an “Angle” on Charlie’s Angels

2. On which show did Dano get to book the bad guy?

3. M*A*S*H: What was Radar O’Reilly’s real first name?

4. On Three’s Company, how did Jack get to live with two girls?

5. What Midwestern town was the setting for Little House On The Prairie?

6. Which NFL team drafted Bonanza’s Dan Blocker?

7. On Bonanza, what breed of horse did Joe ride, and what was his name?

8. What 70’s Rock singer played “Leather Tuscadero’ on Happy Days?

9. Name 3 spin-offs of Happy Days?

10. What was Reed and Malloy’s names on ADAM-12?

11. Name the mother and 5 children in the Partridge Family.

12. What were Laverne & Shirley’s last names?

13. Who did the animated vignettes for Monty Python’s Flying Circus?

14. What kind of car did the Dukes drive?

15. On ‘Brady Bunch’, what did Mr. Brady do for a living?

70’S TOYS

Pet Rocks,

Klackers-Do you remember all the bruises on your arms?

Etch-a-sketch, Hot wheels,

Simon, Rubiks Cube, Hacky Sack

SLANG WORDS OF THE SEVENTIES:

“Can You Dig It? “,“Psyche”,“Dream On “,“Far Out”, “May The Force Be With You”, “To The Max”, “Your Mama”, “Catch You On The Flip Side”, “Keep On Truckin”, “Looo-kin Good”, “Backatcha”, “Bogart”, “Dude, Dork, or Dorky”

“Keep On Truckin”