Transcript 1970’s AmericAn Culture

1970’s AmericAn
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1970’s American Culture
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Events
Inventions
Fads
Fashion
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Music
TV Shows
Celebrities
Movies
Cars
1970’s Women’s Fashion
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Began with a continuation of the mini
skirts, bell-bottoms and the androgynous
hippie look from the late 1960s. These
include platform shoes which appeared on
the fashion scene in 1971 and often had
soles 2-4 inches thick. These were worn
by both men and women. Wide-legged,
flared jeans and trousers were another
fashion mainstay for both sexes
• Jeans remained frayed, and the tie dye
shirts and Mexican peasant blouses. In
addition to the mini skirt, mid-calf length
dresses called "midis" and ankle-length
dresses called "maxis". A variety of the
"maxi" was the high-necked "granny"
dress. This was typically worn with lace-up
boots and chokers. Jeans waistlines
lowered to 4 inches or even less as "hip
huggers" with "bell-bottoms" became the
height of denim fashion.
Jordache Jeans
• Neckties became wider and bolder, and shirt
collars became long. The zippered jumpsuit was
popular with both men and women. Neckscarves were also used. Skin-tight Spandex
trousers, tube tops, and slit skirts were popular
for a while at the very end of the decade. There
was a brief craze for transparent plastic trousers
worn with leotards underneath. Silk blouses,
spaghetti-strapped tank tops and shirt-waist
dresses were also worn.
Fashion Pictures
Soles 2-4 inches thick became the style for
both men and women. Another trend for
both sexes was the fitted blazer, which
flared slightly at the hip. The buttons were
covered and the lapels wide.
Teenage girls and young women the crop
top was often worn, sometimes with a
halter neck or else tied in a knot above the
midriff. hip-huggers were replaced by the
high-waisted jeans and trousers with wide,
flared legs.
Miniskirt
Other hairstyles of the early to mid 1970s
included the wavy "gypsy" cut, the layered
shag, and the "flicked" style in which the
hair was flicked into resembling small
wings at the temples, punk singer Debbie
Harry of Blondie sparked a new trend with
her shoulder-length, dyed platinum blonde
hair worn with a long fringe (bangs).
• Punk as a style originated from London from the
designer Vivienne Westwood and her partner
Malcolm McLaren. Punk had at its heart a
manifesto of creation through disorder. Punk
fashion can be traced to the ripped jeans, torn tshirts, scrappy haircuts, and worn and torn
leather jackets sported by members of the Sex
Pistols. bands had shown up in cities across the
world. Some small elements that spoke of a
person's punk roots were safety pins, black PVC
or tartan bondage trousers, leopard-print tshirts.
-Daytime "natural look“
-Evening “sexualized glamour”
-Cosmetic items that were typically omitted during
this era included:
Mascara
Lip Liner
Artificial Eyelashes
Heavy Cakey Matte Foundations
Cars
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Ford Torino
Ford Pinto
Chevrolet Vega
AMC Gremlin
Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac GTO
Ford Mustang
1970’s Celebrities
• Al Pacino
• Clint Eastwood
• Pacino 2
• Eastwood 2
• Dustin Hoffman
• Sylvester Stallone
• Hoffman 2
• Stallone 2
Al Pacino
• best known for his role as
Michael Corleone in The
Godfather trilogy
• During the 1970s, Pacino
had four Oscar
nominations for Best
Actor for his
performances in Serpico,
The Godfather Part II,
Dog Day Afternoon, and
...And Justice for All.
Pacino (cont.)
• Won an Oscar in 1993 for
his leading role in “Scent
of a Woman”.
• Has also won 3 Golden
Globes.
Dustin Hoffman
• Has a reputation for
being difficult to work
with.
• He was voted the 28th
Greatest Movie Star of all
time by Entertainment
Weekly.
• Was an L.A. high school
classmate of Johnnie L.
Cochran Jr.
Dustin Hoffman (cont.)
• In 1974’s "Lenny" (1974),
Hoffman was nominated
for an Academy Award
for his complex, multidimensional portrait of
hard-driving social
comedian Lenny Bruce.
Clint Eastwood
• Ranked #2 in Empire (UK)
magazine's "The Top 100
Movie Stars of All Time" list.
• At age 74, he became the
oldest person to win the Best
Director Oscar for Million
Dollar Baby (2004).
• His expressions like "Do you
feel lucky, punk?" and "Go
ahead, make my day“ from
“The Dead Pool” movie,
have been used as
quotations in the daily life
of English-speaking.
Eastwood (cont.)
• For two consecutive
years, Clint directed two
out of the four actors in
performances that won
them Oscars: Sean Penn
(Best Actor for Mystic
River (2003)) and Tim
Robbins (Best Supporting
Actor for Mystic River
(2003)) in 2004, and
Hilary Swank (Best
Actress for Million Dollar
Baby (2004)) and Morgan
Freeman (Best
Supporting Actor for
Million Dollar Baby
(2004)) in 2005.
Sylvester Stallone
• Sylvester Stallone's lazy
eyes and slurred speech,
were the result of
paralysis in the left side
of his face. It was caused
by birth.
• Sylvester Stallone was
ranked #92 in Empire
(UK) magazine's The Top
100 Movie Stars of All
Time list; on October
1997.
Stallone (Cont.)
• Sylvester Stallone wrote
and produced all the
Rocky movies.
• Shortness of breath while
filming Rocky, made
Sylvester, a long time
smoker of Cigars, quit
smoking.
• Sylvester Stallone earned
$23,000 for the film
Rocky in 1976.
Movies
TV Shows
• Good Times
• All In The Family
• Happy Days
Music
• Arena Rock
• Disco
• Funk
Arena Rock
• Aerosmith
• Led Zeppelin
• The Who
• Boston
• KISS
Disco
• Bee Gees
• ABBA
• KC and the Sunshine
Band
Funk
• George Clinton and the P
Funk All Stars
• Earth Wind and Fire
• Commodores
• The Ohio Players
Fads
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Pop Rocks
Tang
Glass Eating
Pet Rock
Waterbeds
Acupuncture
Rocky Horror Picture
Show
• Silly String
• Sea Monkeys
• Disco
• Bean Bag Chairs
• Tiger Beat
• Farrah Fawcett(Charlie’s
Angels)
• Play doh
• CB Radio
• Pong
• Lego’s
Roller Skates
Smiley
Easy Bake Oven
Play-Doh
• Play-Doh was a
popular kids toy in the
1970’s made by
Joseph McVicker.
• It is a “dough like”
compound made of
mostly flour, water,
and salt. It can be
made into virtually
any shape or size.
Bean Bag Chairs
• Bean bag chairs were
a popular furniture in
the 1970’s, they are
made from different
types fabric and
stuffed with styrofoam
or pellets. They are
made for comfort and
a laidback feel
Silly String
• Silly String was a popular
child's toy made in the
1970’s and continues to
be popular today. It is a
flexible, brightly colored
plastic string that is shot
from a aerosol can. It
quickly sets in the air to
allow continuous use. It
has been banned in some
areas due to vandalism.
Pop Rocks
• Pop Rocks were a
popular candy in the
1970’s. These little rock
like carbonated candies
would pop once you
placed them on your
tongue. A myth about the
candy was that if you ate
them and drank soda, the
pop rocks would explode
in your stomach and kill
you. Obviously false.
CB Radio
• The CB radio is a short
distance radio where
people can communicate
on a selection of 40
channels. CB Radio had
a widespread use in the
1970’s. Anyone could use
one as it required no
license or age. It started
the popular phrases
“Breaker, Breaker” and
“That’s a 10-4 good
buddy”
Pong
• Pong became a big in
the 1970’s. It was one
of the first video
games ever created.
It was also the first
home video game. It
is a 2D game that
resembles Tennis,
whoever gets the
highest score wins.
Lego’s
• Lego's were a popular
child's toy in the
1970’s, they are
colorful bricks that
interlock with each
other to make
buildings, cars, and
even people. They
can be taken apart
and used over and
over again
Roller Skates
As materials and technology
advanced, wheels and skates
became slicker and faster,
and roller-skating became
more fun. By the mid-1970s,
thousands of roller rinks had
opened across the United
States. Most rinks combined
disco with skating, so patrons
could skate under the mirror
ball and groove to the music
of K. C. and The Sunshine
Band while they strutted their
stuff.
Disco
In the 1970s, disco arrived armed
with keyboards, drum machines,
sugary lyrics, and extended dance
breaks. Artists such as the
BeeGees, ABBA, and Donna
Summer made their way into the
hearts of people in America. Bellbottom pants, feathered hair, and
big sunglasses were all disco
accessories. Most people knew
the lyrics to "Stayin' Alive“. Disco
music, disco dancing, and disco
culture usually get a bad rap for
being frivolous and over the top,
but today's pop, techno, and club
music all have their roots in disco.
Pet Rock
California entrepreneur Gary Dahl was joking one night in
1975 about the perfect pet. It wouldn't eat, make noise, or
need to be potty trained and that a rock would fit the bill.
Everyone laughed, but within two weeks, he had written The
Pet Rock Training Manual and marketed the idea at a trade
show. A story in Newsweek and an appearance on The
Tonight Show followed, and, within a few months, a million pet
rocks had sold for $3.95 a piece. Dahl made a dollar for each
rock sold, making him an instant millionaire.
Smiley
The graphic was
popularized in the early
1970s by Bernard and
Murray Spain, who
seized upon it in a
campaign to sell novelty
items. The two
produced buttons as
well as coffee mugs, tshirts, bumper stickers
and many other items
emblazoned with the
symbol and the phrase
"Have a happy day"
Sea-Monkeys are a true
miracle of nature. They
exist in suspended
animation inside their
tiny eggs for many
years. The instant-life
crystals, in which the
eggs are enclosed,
preserve their viability
and help to extend still
further their un-hatched
life span! Sea-Monkeys
are real Time-Travelers
asleep in biological time
capsules for their
strange journey into the
future!
Sea Monkeys
Easy Bake
Oven
This iconic toy was
introduced by Kenner
Products, a Cincinnati, Ohio
based toy company in 1963 .
Often cited as a favorite
childhood toy by women and
men alike, Easy-Bake has
even served as the
inspiration for the careers of
celebrity chefs such as
Bobby Flay . The early
models were designed to
look like miniature ovens.
Later models were designed
to look like microwave ovens.
Inventions
• Floppy Disk
• Rubik’s Cube
• Pong
• VisiCalc
• Ethernet
• Sony walkman
• Post-it note
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Kent State Massacre
NFL and AFL merge leagues
Nation celebrates Earth Day
Nixon asks for 18 years old to be
able to vote
• Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix die
1971
• Cigarette Advertising is banned on TV
• Supreme Court upholds busing for
desegregation
• 26th Amendment is passed
• Military look is in as well as hot pants
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Watergate scandal starts
I’m Ok your Ok
MASH and Sanford and Son start
Bobby Fisher beats Boris Spassky
in chess
• Munich Olympic tragedy
1973
• OPEC imposes oil embargo
• Oregon first state to decriminalize
marijuana
• Pet Rock
• Roe v. Wade
• Backgammon, CB radios, and
Martial Arts
• Billy Jean King beats Bobby
Riggs
1974
• Mr. Bedwell is born: A national holiday in
France is held, not in the US, though.
• Evil Knievel
• Girls are allowed in little league
• 55 mile an hour speed limit is inacted
• String Bikini is in fashion
• Nixon Resigns “I am not a crook.”
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VCR Betamax is introduced
Disposable Razors
Leisure Suit is big
Spiderman and skateboards are big
America ends its role in Vietnam
Inflation is at 14%(5-6% on average)
Thrilla in Manilla- Ali beats Frazier
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Women are allowed into NASA
California first to legalize a living will.
Amy Carter attends a black public school
Capital punishment is constitutional
Farrah Fawcet posters are a big hit
Apple computers starts
1977
• Son of Sam killer is arrested
• Love Boat premiers
• Spanking is ruled Constitutional by
teachers, still no word on Capital
punishment, but there is hope.
• Payton sets a record with 275 yds.
Rushing
• Roots attracts a wide audience
The Ford Torino
• Produced by the ford company
between 1968 and 1976.
• The Torino was built from the start
with plenty of power and comfort with
standard equipment v-8 engines from
the small block 302 to the big block
390 and 428 Cobra Jet introduced in
1969.
• Starsky and Hutch drove a ford Torino
in the hit TV series.
The Ford Pinto
• The Ford Pinto was a subcompact car beginning
on September 11, 1970, and continued
through1980.
• On February 20, 1971, the much-anticipated
Pinto made its public debut at the Chicago Auto
Show.
• Five days later, it went on sale, and, like the
sedan, it was met with strong customer demand.
The Chevrolet Vega
• A subcompact, four
passenger automobile
that was introduced
on September 10,
1970, the day before
the Ford Pinto.
The AMC Gremlin
• Produced between 1970 and 1978, the AMC
gremlin was the first domestic-built American
subcompact car.
• During its era, the gremlins performance was
considered to be above most subcompact cars.
• It could reach 0 to 60 miles in 12.6 seconds.
The Pontiac Firebird
• Started in 1967, the firebird was built by
the Pontiac division of general motors in
1967.
• The Firebird was introduced the same
year as the Chevy Camaro.
The Pontiac GTO
• Manufactured by Pontiac, the GTO was
built in 1964 and is considered to be the
first true muscle car.
The Ford Mustang
• Manufactured by the Ford company in
1964
• Began production on March 9, 1964 and
the car was introduced to the public on 17
April, 1964 at the New York World's Fair.
1978
• First test tube baby is born in England
• Limits on indoor smoking passed in
Iowa and New Jersey
• Garfield is born
• First black Mormon priest is ordained
• Animal House debuts
• Jim Jones disciples commit suicide:
Oh Yeah!
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Chrysler is bailed out
Three Mile Island Accident
Prime Rate 15.75%
Dukes of Hazzard premieres
California starts gas rationing on
alternate days
Men’s Fashion
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Platform Shoes
Disco Look
Punk
Hippie Look
Hairstyles
Teens
Stores
Men’s Fashion
Platform Shoes
• appeared in 1971
• soles 2-4 inches thick
• provide added height but,
they seem to have been
worn primarily for the sake
of attracting attention
• Celebrities wearers were
David Bowie and Elton
John
Men’s Fashion
Disco Look
• This style was made
famous in the 1977
film Saturday Night
Fever which starred
John Travolta
• Included: three-piece
suits, platform shoes,
and even roller skates
Men’s Fashion
Punk
• Originated from
London from the
designer Vivienne
Westwood and her
partner Malcolm
McLaren
• Safety pins became
nose and ear jewelry
• The Sex Pistols made
this look famous
Men’s Fashion
Hippie Look
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Bell bottoms
Head bands
Sandals
Tie-dye
Native American
Influences
Men’s Fashion
Hairstyles
• Long side burns were
definitely in with full
eyebrows and long
mustaches.
• The afro was also still
popular in the 70’s
Men’s Fashion
Teens
• carry a pack of
cigarettes under the
sleeve was seen as
a fashion trend for
teen boys
• baseball jerseys or
"baseball sleeves"
Men’s Fashion
Companies starting in the 70’s
• American Eagle
Outfitters- 1977
• Banana Republic1978
• Nike- 1972
• Footlocker-1974
Good Times
• Good Times was a show that came out
in 1974.
• The show talked about subjects from
an African American point of view.
• The topics they were talking about were
generally not talked about on T.V.
• The topics ranged from gun violence to
bullies.
• The phrase that became popular from
the show was Dynomite.
All In The Family
• The Most controversial and most
watched show of the 1970’s.
• Show was very controversial due to its
use of ethnic slurs.
• Show was about the father Archie and
his complaints about his job, and his
problems with other people.
• The writers/ creators of the show were
putting controversial things into the
show to tell people about bigotry.
Happy Days
• Happy Days came out in 1974.
• Show followed the lives of the
Cunningham family during the 1950’s.
• The show was not popular at first but
gained momentum during it’s second
season.
• The show became popular the more that
Fonzie appeared in larger scenes.
• Fonzie was the cool character of the show.
FLOPPY DISK (1971)
• Inventor: Alan
Shugart (IBM)
• Originally called
“Floppy Disk” and
nicknamed Floppy.
• Provided easy
physical means of
transporting data from
computer to computer
PONG (1972)
• Inventor: Atari
• first generation video
game released
originally as a coinoperated arcade
game.
• based on the sport of
table tennis (or "ping
pong" )
ETHERNET (1973)
• Inventor: Robert Metcalfe
• system for connecting computers within a
building using hardware running from
machine to machine.
• It differs from the Internet, which connects
remotely located computers by telephone
line, software protocol and some
hardware.
POST-IT NOTE (1974)
• Inventor: Art Fry
• while listening to a sermon in church, he
came up with the idea of using the
adhesive to anchor his bookmarks.
• Did not become worldwide until 1980.
RUBIK’S CUBE (1974)
• Inventor: Ernő Rubik
• Originally called the
“Magic Cube” .
• For the puzzle to be
solved, each face
must be a solid color.
VISICALC (1978)
• Inventor: Dan Bricklin
and Bob Frankston
• VisiCalc was the first
computer
spreadsheet program.
SONY WALKMAN (1979)
• Inventor: Kozo
Ohsone, general
manager of the Sony
Tape Recorder
Business Division
• Portable cassette
player.
SIMON (1978)
• Inventor: Ralph H. Baer
and Howard J. Morrison
(Milton Bradley)
• The unit lights these
buttons in a
sequence, playing a
tone for each button;
the player must press
the buttons in the
same sequence.