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1975

·      Mood Rings

·      Rubik’s Cubes

·      Pet Rocks

·      Hip-huggers, bellbottoms, leisure suits

·      8-Tracks

·      Disco

·      PEZ candy

·      Magic 8-Balls

·      Song of the Year: Captain and Tennille, “Love Will Keep Us Together”

·      Album of the Year: Paul Simon, “Still Crazy After All These Years”

·      Movies: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Jaws, Tommy, Dog Day Afternoon, Rocky Horror

·      “Saturday Night Live” premieres on NBC; George Carlin was the host

·      “A Chorus Line” appears on Broadway

·      “All in the Family” is America’s top TV show for the fifth straight year

·      President: Gerald R. Ford

·      Vice President: Nelson A. Rockefeller

·      Population: 215,973,199

·      Unemployment: 5.6%

·      Minimum Wage $2.10 an hour

·      Cost of first-class stamp: $.10

·      Quart of milk: $.46; loaf of bread: $.33

·      Vietnam War ends (April 30)

·      Apollo & Soyuz spacecraft take off for U.S.-Soviet link-up in space (July 15)

·      Margaret Thatcher is elected to lead Britain’s Conservative Party

·      Egypt reopens the Suez Canal after eight years

·      VCR's are developed in Japan by Sony (Betamax) and Matsushita (VHS)

·      Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs begin working on the first Apple computer

·      Super Bowl: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6

·      World Series: Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Red Sox 3

·      NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors def. Washington Bullets 4-0

·      Arthur Ashe, and Billie Jean King win Wimbledon and King retires from singles play.

1974:

Richard Nixon resigned as president of the United States, and Vice President Gerald Ford became the 38th U.S. president

Speed limits on highways is reduced to 55 mph, to conserve gasoline
Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped.
Unemployment peaked at 7.2%,
Inflation remained steady at 11.04%
Median household income was $11,100
Americans paid an average of $4,441 for a new car
Gallon of whole milk cost $1.39
Bacon was 99 cents for a one-pound package
Eggs were 58 cents a dozen
People magazine began publishing
Happy Days started an 11-year run on ABC.
Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were became Billboard's No. 1
The Sting won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director
Miami Dolphins were the Super Bowl champs
Oakland Athletics won the World Series
Philadelphia Flyers clinched the Stanley Cup.
Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
NFL players went on strike for 41 days over player salaries and the "Rozelle Rule.”
The World Trade Center—the tallest building in the world at 110 stories—opened for business in New York City
Alamo Rent a Car, Arista Records, Foot Locker, Kendall-Jackson Wine, and Tuesday Morning were all founded

1973:

The economy was plagued with high inflation, an oil crisis, rising unemployment, and the worst recession since the 1930s
Inflation tripled from 3.4% to 9.6%
Martin Cooper invented the first handheld mobile phone
Nathaniel Wyeth received a patent for shatter-resistant beverage bottles
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was invented by a team led by John Mallard
The 110-story Sears Tower opened in Chicago
The Oldsmobile Toronado was the first car with a passenger airbag
Sales of vodka surpassed whiskey sales in the U.S. for the first time
Walkie Talkies were popular Christmas gifts
Stove Top Stuffing first appeared on grocery store shelves
The average tuition at a four-year public college was $358
Michael and Jennifer were favorite baby names
 Hamburger Helper and pasta primavera were all the rage
The Exorcist was the most popular film
Jonathan Livingston Seagull was the best-selling fiction book
All in the Family (CBS) was the top TV show
The Sting won an Oscar for Best Picture
M*A*S*H* (CBS) won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series
Bette Midler won a Grammy for Best New Artist
Bonanza, Laugh-In, and Mission Impossible all ended their TV runs
The Miami Dolphins were the Super Bowl champs
Oakland Athletics won the World Series
Montreal Canadiens clinched the Stanley Cup
Unemployment was 5.6%
The average family income was $12,900
A new house cost around $32,500
A gallon of gas averaged 39 cents
The minimum wage was $1.60 per hour
An ounce of gold cost $106.48
Eggs were 69 cents a dozen
Oreos were 59 cents for a 19-ounce package
Peanut butter was 99 cents for a 2½-pound jar

1972:

Politics: Bloody Sunday: On January 30, British troops shot unarmed protesters in Northern Ireland, killing 13 civilians

Rock band U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday memorialized the event
The Top Song was The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
The Big Movies included The Godfather, The Poseidon Adventure and Whats Up Doc?
Price of a front end alignment: $11.95
Emerson b&w TV 19 inch screen: $98.00
The World Population was ~ 3,791,000,000
Pong, the first wide-release video game, was released
Chrysler introduced Electronic Ignition for cars
Tennis balls were changed from white to yellow, after research showed they were more visible on television
World Series Champions: Oakland Athletics
Superbowl VI Champions: Dallas Cowboys
National Basketball Association Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
NHL Stanley Cup Champions: Boston Bruins
US Open Golf: Jack Nicklaus
US Open Tennis (Men Ladies): Stan Smith/Billie Jean King
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Ilie Nastase/Billie Jean King

1971:

Politics: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the US Constitution allows citizens eighteen years or older to vote
The Top Song was Joy To The World by Three Dog Night
The Big Movies included Billy Jack, Fiddler on the Roof and The Last Picture Show
Price of a postage stamp in 1971: 8 cents
Chiquita Bananas, 1 pound in 1972: 12 cents
The World Population was ~ 3,724,000,000
"Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down" - the Weeble Toys were released
1971's The French Connection famous car chase was filmed without obtaining the proper permits from the city
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1971: $72,000
The World Series Champions: Pittsburgh Pirates
Superbowl V Champions: Baltimore Colts
National Basketball Association Champions: Milwaukee Bucks
NHL Stanley Cup Champions: Montreal Canadiens
US Open Golf: Jack Nicklaus
US Open Tennis (Men Ladies): Stan Smith/Billie Jean King
Wimbledon (Men/Women): John Newcombe/Evonne Goolagong
NCAA Football Champions: Nebraska
NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA
First Starbucks opened at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington

1970:

Television Highlight: Debbie Reynolds quit her show because NBC was running cigarette commercials during its airtime
The Top Song was Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkle
The Big Movies included Love Story, Airport and M*A*S*H
Price of loaf of bread in 1970: 25 cents
Ford Pinto automobile: $1,919.00
Ford Galaxie 500: $3,176.00
The World Population was ~ 3,657,000,000
US Life Expectancy: Males: 67.1 years, Females: 74.7 years
Southwest Airlines began flying on June 18, 1971
Samsung originally sold noodles! It wasn't until 1970 that they started selling electronics
George Harrison subconsciously plagiarized a 1963 song called He's So Fine while writing his My Sweet Lord
World Series Champions: Baltimore Orioles
Superbowl IV Champions: Kansas City Chiefs
National Basketball Association Champions: New York Knicks
NHL Stanley Cup Champions: Boston Bruins
US Open Golf: Tony Jacklin
US Open Tennis (Men Ladies): Ken Rosewall/Margaret Smith Court
Wimbledon (Men/Women): John Newcombe/Margaret Court
FIFA World Cup Soccer: Brazil
NCAA Football Champions: Nebraska & Ohio State & Texas
NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA

In the 1970 Mr. Olympia final, the judges could not decide between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sergio Olivia so the two of them, exhausted, agreed to walk off. Sergio left, but Arnold, after taking one step, turned back to the judges, mocked Sergio for leaving, started posing again, and won.