The wonderful old days. This collection of photographs will help you remember a time when life moved at a slower pace and the world was on the cutting edge of new technology. While we were still in the 1950s and 1960s, we were getting closer to the new millennium and the promise of technological breakthroughs.
Yes, the 1970s were a fantastic time to be alive…as these images demonstrate.The Beatles are still regarded as one of the best vocal groups of all time.
The four Liverpool men lay the framework for other boy bands such as New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, NSync, Menudo, and One Direction. Screaming teenage girls, celebrity arm candy, catchy tunes, boy hair, and international tours…the Beatles saw it all before the next generation of boy bands was even born.’70s Gas was inexpensive. The Ice Cream Man in the 1970s John Lennon and Yoko Ono wish you a Merry Christmas.
Fashionable Ladies Channeling Their Inner Charlie and the Chocolate Factory In June 1979, The Village People demonstrated how to do the “YMCA” The Ultimate In Luxury… A Swimming Pool in the Backyard Who Can Forget the Disco Era? “V” stands for Victory…Slides were steep and lacked side rails when John Lennon and Yoko Ono (with Attorney Leon Wildes) won their deportation case. In 1976, Kiss performed on a New York City street. Surfing and a Mustang…
Originals from America A Tribute to Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll Debbie Harry was a blonde before she was a blonde, in 1976 at Coney Island. Arcade Time was on Saturday afternoon. Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard, the First American in Space, Surprised Fans with a Concert on a Flatbed Truck The Jacksons Sing Circa 1975, at a concert Ken: Teen Fashion Has Never Looked Better! Barbie Gets a Boyfriend On August 26, 1970, the Women’s Strike for Equality held rallies across the country.
That is correct. Gas prices used to be so cheap. People became agitated as prices approached the one-dollar mark. However, two events occurred in the 1970s that caused Americans to reconsider their reliance on foreign oil.
The first was the 1973 oil crisis, which occurred during the OPEC oil embargo. Oil prices climbed from $3 to $12 per barrel during the embargo. The 1979 oil crisis was triggered by a drop in oil output following the Iranian Revolution.