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Modern Pop/World History Nerd-Out, Part 2


The 1970's

 

1979: "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. The Iranian Hostage Crisis begins. Three Mile Island. A "Disco Sucks" rally is held where thousands of disco records are burned.

 

1978: "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. "Halloween" is a hit movie. "Dallas" premieres.

 

1977: "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac. Elvis dies. Jimmy Carter takes over the presidency. Studio 54 opens in New York City.

 

1976: "Baby, I Love Your Way" by Peter Frampton. The American Bicentennial. Nadia Comaneci scores the "perfect 10" at the Montreal Olympics. "Taxi" is a hit movie.

 

1975: "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian. "Jaws" becomes a major summer blockbuster. Pet rocks are a major fad. "Stepford Wives" is a thriller movie. Khmer Rouge Cambodia.

 

1974: "The Locomotion" by Grand Funk Railroad. Richard Nixon resigns from the presidency. The Broad Street Bullies win the Stanley Cup. "Earthquake" is a hit disaster movie. Streaking is a college campus fad.

 

1973: "Your Song" by Elton John. The Watergate Scandal heats up. The Oil Embargo crisis begins. The Vietnam War ends.The World Trade Center in New York City is completed. The Battle of the Sexes- Billie Jean King wins.

 

1972: "Bang A Gong" by T-Rex. Richard Nixon vs. George McGovern. The Watergate break-in. The '72 Olympics in Munich terrorist attack.

 

1971: "Baba O'Riley" by The Who. "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is a hit film. Apollo 13.

 

1970: "Four Dead in Ohio" by Crosby, Nash, and Stills. "Love Story" is a hit film. The Kent State Massacre.

 

The 1960's

 

1969: "I Shall Be Released" by Joe Cocker. "Midnight Cowboy" is a hit film. The Moon Landing. Woodstock.

 

1968: "Love Is Blue" by Paul Mauriat. The Chicago student riots. Bobby Kennedy and MLK are assassinated. The Tet Offensive.

 

1967: "Different Drum" by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. The Summer of Love in San Francisco.

 

Alright. I'm stumped now. I can't think of a single thing about 1966, and not much about 1967. That is how far I can go back.

 

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