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The 1970s Things were happening.

TRENDS OF THE 1970S Major trends included a 1. growing disillusionment of government, 2. advances in civil rights, 3. increased influence of the women's movement, 4. a heightened concern for the environment, and 5. increased space exploration.

HISTORICAL ASPECTS 5/4/1970 Kent State Massacre: 4 students killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in an attempt to stem the anti-war protest Mandatory bussing to achieve racial integration SWANN V. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S. Ct. 1267, 28 L. Ed. 2d 554 (1971), the Supreme Court established that federal courts could require school districts to implement busing programs as a means of achieving racial INTEGRATION of public schools.INTEGRATION

MORE HISTORICAL ASPECTS 1972 Title Nine 1973 Roe v. Wade (1/22/73) 1975 The Education of All Children Act of 1975 Vietnam War continues even after Paris Peace Treaty of Presidents during the decade 1967 Affirmative Action Executive Order No expanded to include women (1961, 1965, 1967) used to pressure firms into complying with the Civil Rights Act of 1964

EVEN MORE HISTORICAL ASPECTS 4/22/1970 First Earth Day 6/28/70 First Gay Pride March in New 1973 Arab Oil Embargo 1974 Worst recession in 40 years 1976 U.S. bicentennial celebration 1978 American cult leader Jim Jones and 900 People's Temple followers die in mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. 11/4/79 Iranian militant students seize the U.S. embassy in Tehran capturing 66 hostages and setting off an intense standoff that lasted 444-days Rap was born.

Top inventions of the 1970s The floppy disk LCD (liquid-crystal display) 1972 – the video game and the word processor The ethernet (local computer network) invented by Robert Metcalfe and Xerox.ethernet 1974 – Post-It Notes The laser printer and the push- through tab on a drink invented.laser printer

More inventions of the 1970s The ink-jet printer invented.ink-jet printer Magnetic resonance imaging Invented by Raymond V. Damadian.Magnetic resonance imaging The artificial heart Jarvik-7 invented by Robert K. Jarvik.Jarvik Cell phones, Walkman, and roller blades invented; Cray supercomputer invented by Seymour Cray.Cell phonesCray supercomputer

TOP TV SHOWS OF THE 1970S Mash The Brady Bunch Saturday Night Live Little House on the Prairie Dallas 60 Minutes Bonanza Gunsmoke Coronation Street Happy Days

Top 10 Songs of the 1970s Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen Hotel California – The Eagles Imagine – John Lennon My Generation – The Who What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye Layla – by Derek & the Dominos (with Eric Clapton) Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who American Pie – Don McClean Superstition – Stevie Wonder

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