1. The 1970s Mariah Grice, Cara Lunceford, and Parker Ashcraft

2. Entertainment Charlie's Angels -Series ran from 1976 – 1981 Little House on the Prairie - Series ran from 1974 – 1983

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Inventions Photostory

7. Top Hits of the 1970s Superstition - Stevie Wonder Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

8. Hits cont. We Are Family - Sister Sledge I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor Hotel California- The Eagles

9. 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 19 th -29 th 1972 Hurricane Agnes traveled from Florida to New York that killed a total of 118 people. On April 3 rd -4 th 1974 there were the second largest amount of tornadoes in one day at 148.

10. Natural Disasters Continued A flood on July 31 st 1976 in Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado, killed 139. 1979- Hurricane David blew through and killed over 1,100 people.

11. Natural Disasters

12. 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.

13. 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%.

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. Fashion

21. Video The Mariah Show