In 1979, the Sony Walkman became the first the world's first low-cost portable stereo to be marketed to consumers.Ī nuclear power accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania occurred in March 1979. In April 1975, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese communist forces, essentially ending the war. They were supposedly the "perfect pet" in that they required no feeding, grooming, or training. Handheld calculators were introduced in 1971, replacing larger and non-portable models. In November 1979, 66 diplomats (including 52 Americans) were taken hostage for 444 days by Iranian revolutionaries.Īn Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty was signed in March 1979 and witnessed by President Jimmy Carter following the Camp David Peace Accords. "Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down." Egg-shaped toys called Weebles were introduced by Hasbro in 1971. The first Starbucks was founded in Seattle in 1971. Intended to be the third moon landing, Apollo 13 aborted its mission in April 1970 after an explosion damaged its oxygen tank. Stretch Armstrong was originally marketed by Hasbro in 1976. The first animals to be genetically engineered were mice, in 1974. More than 900 people died in a mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, in November 1978 at the direction of cult leader Rev. Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel set a world record in 1971 by jumping over 19 cars. Management didn't think the product would sell so it was tabled for three years before marketing to the public. The Post-It Note was accidentally invented in 1974 by 3M engineers. Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and set seven World Records. Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1979 by the World Health Organization. Hers was the best-selling poster of all time. In 1978, Louise Brown, the first "test tube baby" (a child conceived through in vitro fertilization) was born.įarrah Fawcett-Majors appeared in a clingy, one-piece, red bathing suit in 1976 and made history. Richard Nixon resigned as President in August 1974 after the Watergate scandal. How many of these events do you recall (if you lived through the 1970s) or have you heard of (if you were born after the 1970s)? Additionally, love songs of the era dealt with more diverse love-related topics, including divorcing and (ahem) short-term relationships. There's an abundance of 1970s love songs, and many of them are emotionally rawer, more overtly sexual, and more narcissistic than love songs from earlier decades.
In the 1970s, Americans of the "Me" generation came of age.
Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Travel back in time to the 1970s, a time of transition when the "Me" generation came of age, to celebrate love with pop, rock, country, soul, and disco songs.Īdamkontor via Pixabay, Free Domain, modified by FlourishAnyway The "Me" Generation Falls in Love
Get the embed code Barry White - Under the Influence of Love (Live In Germany) Album Lyrics1.Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (Live)2.I Belong To You (Live)3.I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby (Live)4.I've Found Someone (Live)5.It May Be Winter Outside (Live)6.Love's Theme (Live)7.Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (Live)8.Rhapsody In White (Live)9.Under the Influence of Love (Live)Barry White Lyrics provided by 'cause i found what this world is searching for I just know that i love you so and it gives me such a thrill
I don't know just how to say all the things i feel You've given me much more than words could ever sayĪnd oh, my dear, i'll be right here until my dying day Just like you to make me feel the way you do 'cause i found what the world is searching forĪnd, oh, my babe, i hoped and i prayed for someone Make love to you right now, that's all i want to do
I've got to keep you pleased in every way i can