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-the jet age had truly arrived in the 1970s.
-4 days into 1970, the fare was raised from 20 cents to 30 cents, with riders to Rockaway paying a double fare.
-In 1971 it took only 30 cents to travel on a train.
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Elton John
Led Zeppelin
Eagles During the 1970s, Elton John released a total of 12 studio albums, six of which made it to number 1
The band released a total of eight studio albums, six of which were released during the 1970s. From 1970 to 1979 Led Zeppelin was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards
The Eagles a where a 5-piece American rock band formed in Los Angeles 1971. The band released a total of 7 studio albums -
bell bottom pants
frayed jeans
tie-dye
British and American sailors first wore bell-bottomed trousers in the 19th century because it made it easier to snag a man who had fallen overboard.
Twenty thousand tons of indigo are produced annually for the dyeing of jeans.
The earliest written records about tie-dye come from China and Japan
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VCRs, cordless phones, and personal computers
VCRs are for recording and playing back full-motion audio-visual programming on cassettes containing magnetic tape.
The cordless phone was introduced in the 1980s.
On personal computers about Over 6,000 computer viruses are released each month.
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Jack Nicholson
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time.
born April 22, 1937
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar He is an American former professional basketball player
who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar -
The 1970s was an era when women's rights, gay rights, and environmental movements gained momentum. President Richard Nixon, and the United States ended direct involvement in the Vietnam War and President Jimmy Carter grappled with an energy crisis, inflation, and the Iran Hostage Crisis. There was a banning on employment discrimination against pregnant women. Baird gave unmarried women legal access to birth control, and in 1973, Roe v. Wade made abortion legal across the country. -
Richard Nixon served from January 20, 1969, to August 9, 1974.
Nixon ended American involvement in Vietnam combat in 1973 and the military draft with it that same year.
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Speak & Spell. Nerf Ball. Rubik's Cube. Speak & spell was the first educational toy designed to help children learn to spell over 200 commonly misspelled words using a speech synthesizer.
Nerf stands for Non Expanding Recreational Foam
Solving a Rubik's Cube requires a lot of concentration and when your brain focuses on this one task it increases your concentration.
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Charlie's Angels The original title of the show was The Alley Cats.
Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood were silent partners behind the series. Charlie's Angels are known for crime-fighting and detectives
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Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now was based on the Joseph Conrad book Heart of Darkness.
In Apocalypse now they really did kill the buffalo. In the apocalypse now Real human corpses were bought from a man who turned out to be a grave robber. Until The police questioned the film crew, holding their passports, and soldiers took the bodies away. Instead, extras were used to pose as corpses in the film.
https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-apocalypse-now-filmed