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Time Capsule 1970s

By Gabe_O
  • News Event (The Beatles Disband)

    News Event (The Beatles Disband)
    1) They had been in a group for 8 years
    2) They already had stopped touring a little before 1970
    3) The first member to leave was John Lennon
  • Music

    Music
    1) Beatles, The Beatles were a band that was very popular, but they later disbanded near the 1970s.
    2) Led Zeppelin, This band was founded in 1968, in London.
    3) Pink Floyd, This band was founded in 1964, in London.
  • Transportation

    Transportation
    1) More than 250.000 planes were built.
    2) It was sometimes hard to get good cars because of the oil shortage during the time.
    3) Some trains had to cross not very good railroads, s they had to shut them down for a while.
  • Technology

    Technology
    1) Modern computing 1971, The world’s first microprocessor.
    2) It was named the HP 4004
    3) This kind of technology was the best-made technology for a long time.
  • Fashion

    Fashion
    1) Tie-dye was incredibly popular after the 1970s, it consisted of certain colors.
    2) flip flops or Boots were some of the most common shoes in outfits
    3) Bell-bottom pants were super popular for
    outfits
  • Actor/Actress (Gene Wilder)

    Actor/Actress (Gene Wilder)
    1) Ever since he was 11 years old, he wanted to be a comedian
    2) His height was 5’ 10 (½)
    3) His birth name was Jerome Silberman
  • Toys

    Toys
    1) Micronauts, You can mix around this toy’s parts, and turn it into something completely different.
    2) Stretch Armstrong, This toy was like a stress ball, you can stretch the toy’s arms and legs, but it is very durable.
    3) Nerf Balls, It was said that it was the first inside-the-house ball.
  • Sports (Reggie Jackson)

    Sports (Reggie Jackson)
    1) He was born May 18, 1946
    2) He has hit 563 home runs for his whole career
    3) He got these important medals in his career: 2 silver slugger awards, the AL most valuable player award (MVP Award), 2 world series awards, and the Babe Ruth Award in 1977.
  • U.S President

    U.S President
    1) Richard M. Nixon president used to be a lieutenant commander in the navy during world war II
    2) He was invited into Harvard but declined for the help of his family
    3) He was 1 out of 2 people to ever be on a national presidential ticket 5 times.
  • Movie (star wars)

    Movie (star wars)
    1) Since this movie was so popular, fans made the day may 4th into “may the fourth be with you” which is a funny way to say “may the force be with you” which is a popular quote in star wars.
    2) It has been 40 years since the star wars movies were created.
    3) This story was partly based on Joseph Cambell’s book, “the hero with a thousand faces,”.
  • TV show (Pink Panther)

    TV show (Pink Panther)
    1) This show overall has 11 seasons
    2) This show overall has 52 episodes
    3) This show was originally less family-friendly, but then came to be more family-friendly.