1970s Flashback
Created By: nuwisha
Last Modified: 12/19/05
Summary: A great way to reconnect or discover the decade of disco and the year the 'floppy' was first introduced by IBM. The decade when the book "The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles was a best seller.Flight Attendants
Summary: 1970s: Southwest Airlines experiences a dramatic jump in ticket sales when its flight attendants start wearing white go-go boots and hot pants. The airline adopts a new motto to match ("Sex sells seats") and begins serving in-flight drinks with names like Passion Punch and Love Potion. Not to be outdone, TWA follows suit in 1971, sending its attendants into the air wearing Valentino-designed hot pants
From: http://www.time.com/time/2003/flight/fashion4.htmlStudents protest segregation, 1960-79
Summary: The 1960's and early 1970's were a time of student protest, and UND students marched against the Vietnam War, Civil Rights problems, and other controversial topics.
From: http://www.und.edu/history/1970s.htmLadies fashion 1970's
DID YOU KNOW?
- The words "preppie", "hassle", "fast-food", "rip-off", "Fortran", "blahs", and "put downs" were all introduced in this decade?
In Britain in 1967, a man working in a factory was paid about 21 pounds a week, while a woman was paid only 10 pounds a week for doing exactly the same job.
The burgeoning strength of the Women's Lib movement was reflected in 1972 by the US Senate's passing of the Equal Rights Amendment which prohibited any discrimination on the basis of gender.
Link: 1970s Time Capsule
Summary: Memories, images and experiences from the 1970s. If you would like toshare any personal or family memories from this period please you canuse the submit button to send them to the team.
Link: Nostalgia Central
Summary: The #1 A to Z of the 60, 70s & 80s since 1998. If you lived throughthe 1970s, the events, images and sounds should flood back. If youdidn't, this will give you an insight into what life was really like inthe decade that bridged Flower Power and Thatcherism. Far out, maaan!
Link: A Historical Look at the University of North Dakota
Summary: Page discussing the major historical events of the decade it features.From the 1880s to the 2000s, these are time capsules from the past thatare easy to read and include pertinent pictures.
Link: 1970s
Summary: Get to know the decade between 1970-1979 in depth with lots of fun andinteresting facts. Included within is an on line store for all that1970s memorabilia. This page is sometimes slow to open but well worththe wait.
