FLASHBACK TO 1975

Take a step back in time to a year of historic change, cultural breakthroughs and unforgettable moments! 

 

MAJOR HEADLINES

Vietnam War Ends

Microsoft Founded

Saturday Night Live Premieres

 

TOP SONGS

Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille

Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John

Fame - David Bowie 

 

MOVIES 

Jaws

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

 

TV FAVORITES 

All in the Family

MASH

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Jeffersons

Wheel of Fortune

Barney Miller 

 

FASHION TRENDS

Bell Bottoms and corduroy pants

Platform shoes

Wide collars & leisure suits

 

TECH & TRENDS

Altair 8800 sparks personal computer revolution 

VHS & Betamax video formats debut

Mood rings, lava lamps & Pet Rocks everywhere! 

 

ECONOMY SNAPSHOT

Gas: $0.57 per gallon

New house: $39,300

New car: $4,250

Minimum wage: $2.10

 

FAST FACTS

U.S. President: Gerald Ford

Population: 216 million

Super Bowl Winner; Pittsburgh Steelers 

Time Person of the Year: American women (collectively) 

 

1975 - A year that mixed rebellion and disco, revolution and nostalgia.

Whether you lived it or just love it, it's one to remember! 

 

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