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The 70's in Pop Culture, Politics and Beyond
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Beatles Break Up
Becaus eof the death of their manager, legal/financial conflicts, and different artistic views, the relationship between the members of the Beatles began to strain. Realizing that them breaking up would eventually lead to their growth as icons and artists, they eventually broke up and went on with solo careers: John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney continued on with their own careers. Paul and Ringo are the only members remaining today. Source: http://beatlesnumber9.com/b -
First Earth Day
First beginning as a protest to help the environment become an issue in US politics, Earth Day became an annual celebration to help promote awareness of some of our negative effects on our environments and ecosystems. Source: http://earthday.envirolink.org/history.html
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Jimi Hendrix Dies
The legnedary rock performer died in London from choking on his own vomit, which was caused from taking nine different prescription sleeping pills. His legacy is well remembered. Source: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-05-31/gossip/29621699_1_jimi-hendrix-rock-roadie-wright
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Cigarette Ads Banned from TV
Since cigarettes and other tobacco products were proven hazardous to the health of those who use it, the advertising of tobacco on television was banned. However, this did not stop the massive sales or other forms of advertising that tobacco companies could use. Source: http://dailyperspective.newspaperarchive.com/history/2008-12-31/cigarette-ads-banned-tv
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Introduction of the VCR
The first home film recording set-up, the VCR began to worry film companies of their fate: in a world with a device that could play movies at home, people would stop going to the theater. This discussion was brought up numerous times, and yet the film industry did not collapse at all. Source: http://www.tvhistory.tv/VCR History.htm -
Disney World Opens
There was little to no room for the development of Disneyland in California. Therefore, various parts of Florida were bought seperately. However, Florida did not realize that these pieces of land were being bought by the Disney Corporation to become the next theme park. Source: -
M*A*S*H* Premiers
The War Comedy of men working in a military hospital in the Korean War premiered at this time, and later became known as one of the best TV series of all time. Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/
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Pong is Released
Pong was the first successful acrade game ever to be relased. This simple form of virtual tennis created by Atari would be the start of an ever-growing industry. Source: www.pong-story.com/arcade.htm
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Apollo 17 is Launched
Apollo 17 was the last Apollo mission to the moon, and it included the last three men to venture to the lifeless rock: Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt. Source: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-17/apollo-17.html
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America Pulls Out of Vietnam
ON this day, the last of the soldiers returned home from Vietnam because of protests by citizens and the entire being botched by President Nixon. The battle was called an unwinnable war from the beginning, since those who lived there did not understand democracy. Later, the whole country reunited and became Communist. Soruce: http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/index4.html
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Paul Getty Kidnapped
Paul Getty's grandson, John Paul Getty III, was kidnapped by a gang of Italian Criminals at the age of sixteen. He was kept hostage for five months, tied by chains to a pole and blindfolded. His ear was eventually cut off, sending the message that the criminals would kill him unless a sum of money was paid. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8309645/John-Paul-Getty-III.html
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Vice President Resigns
Vice President Spiro Agnew (working alongside Nixon at the time) was forced to resign from his Vice Presidency or go to prison for his numerous financial scandals as Vide President, and as Governor of Maryland. His fraud eventually added up to over $100,000. He was later found guilty and imprisoned. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vice-president-agnew-resigns
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Girls Allowed to Play Little League Baseball
On this day, girls, alongside boys, were allowed to play in the sport of little-league baseball. A softball program for both boys and girls was created, and the first girl to pitch a no-hitter in the field was Bunny Taylor. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_League_Baseball -
Patty Hearst Kidnapped
Patty Hearst, daughter of legendary news publisher William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by the SLA at gunpoint. She was fed lied by the gang that kidnapped her, abused sexually and violently, forced to record tapes that enforced hate on those she loved, and isolated from reality. She was basically brainwashed to join the gang, and committed violent crimes months later. Source: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/terrorists/hearst/1.html
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President Richard Nixon Resigns
President Richard Nixon, who was convicted for the start and ongoing Watergate Scandal for the past two years, resigned from being the thirty-seventh President of the United States. Therefore, the gauntlet was passed to Gerald Ford, whom nobody had voted for on known much about. He was signed to take over the two and a half years of Nixon's term. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/080974-3.htm
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Microsoft Inc. Founded
The most well-known computer company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. They were said to be on a mission to make the PC public, spending vast amounts of time on creating a home computer. The first computer language sold in the first year was the Altair BASIC. Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/sept00/09-0525bookff75.mspx
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Jaws is released
It was Steven Spielberg's debut film in the summer of 1975. When it was released, it grossed 470 million in Box office revenue. The summer blockbuster was born. Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
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President Ford Assassination Attempts
On this day, a woman named Lynette Fromme (a follower of Charles Manson) attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford as he was on his way to giving a speech in Sacremento, California. On September 22, another attempt at his killing was made by Sara Jane Moore, who was sentenced to prison for life. After Ford's death, Moore was released on parole. Source: www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/avproj/assassinations.asp
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Apple Inc. Founded
The single most popular electronics company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne at this time. Later on in life, the company would go on to become an innovation in technology. Source: http://www.macobserver.com/columns/thisweek/2004/20040410.shtml
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Mao Tse Tung Dies
After a five year decline from ALS and breathing problems caused by smoking, Mao Tse Tung died at the age of eighty-two. He was meant to be cremated after death, but his body was instead preserved. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0909.html -
Red Dye #2 Banned
A chemical that was once used in food products such as M&Ms and cosmetics, is now banned because of its claimed causes of cancer in those who used it.
Source: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1896348_1896354_1895874,00.html
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Star Wars is released
The first and biggest major franchise of films began in 1977 with A New Hope, also being the most influential work of George Lucas, who has been the one to praised for the franchise ever since. It is estimated to have grossed nearly 1.6 billion when adjusted to inflation. Source: www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/ -
New York City Blackout
The first blackout in 12 years to happen to New York, which drove people to shock and violence. There were reports of looting (which oddly enough brought hip-hop music out from the underground), arson and property damage. This led to 3776 arrests. Soruce: http://blackout.gmu.edu/events/tl1977.html
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Elvis Presley Dies
He died in the bathroom of his mansion in a pool of his own vomit. He was said to have died from ten different prescription drugs. His autopsy was performed at 7:00pm. Evlis Presley was forty-two and alone at the time. Source: http://wizardofbaum.blogspot.com/2010/09/elvis-presley-dies-september-16-1977.html -
Louise Brown is Born
The first successful test-tube baby was born in Great Britain. After many failed attempts to do so, this new and healthy child created a revolution in medicine and science. Source: http://history1900s.about.com/od/medicaladvancesissues/a/testtubebaby.htm -
John Paul II becomes Pope
A man who was born in the Polish town of Wadowice became the new leader of the Vatican on this day. He was the second longest-serving pope to live. Source: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/santopadre_biografie/giovanni_paolo_ii_biografia_breve_en.html
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Jonestown "Massacre" Occurs
A cult founded by James Warren Jones, located in Jonestown (a town in South America) was to be rescued by the US Government. The plan was proven unsuccessful when the first squad was killed in Jonestown. Realizing that this would cause great uproar, Jones commanded his 912 followers to commit suicide via a purple drink of cynacide, sedatives, and tranquilizers Source: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/jonestown1.html -
Sid Vicious Dies
Sid Vicious, the iconic member of the band that revolutionized punk music known as the Sex Pistols (alongside Johny Rotten) and the symbol of the attitude of punk, died from a heroin overdose on this day. In his last note, he wrote that he wanted to be buried with his girlfriend Nancy: he was instead cremated and rumored that his ashes were spread over her grave. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/2/newsid_2523000/2523601.stm
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Islamic Revolution Ends
The original cause was whenthe Shah of Iran was left to stay in the United States while chaos roamed in the Middle East. The Islamic Revolution was an event that after its end, would reshape the Middle East and the world itself. This Revolution would eventually lead to war among the nations, radicalization, and terrorism. Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704337004575059223341853914.html
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Three Mile Island
The worst disaster in the Unites States' history of nuclear energy. Although no deaths or injuries ensued, this event changed the way that emergencies were responded to, and the way that nuclear energy is cared for to this day. Source: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html
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