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Diana Ross
Diana Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of The Supremes
After leaving The Supremes in 1970, she launched a solo career and had hits like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “I’m Coming Out.”
She was also nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Billie Holiday in the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues.
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Fashion
Jump Suit
- It was originally designed as a practical garment for parachuters and aviators in the early 20th century
Pant Suit
- It became a symbol of women's empowerment in the workplace during the 1960s and 1970s
Platform Shoe
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Transportation
Started Operating in 1967
The 1970s had a lot of cool cars, boats, airplanes, trains, and many more
Transit strikes, teacher strikes, and a sanitation workers’ walkout in the 1960s continued to cripple the 1970s city.
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Watergate Scandal
Robert Bork was a figure in the Saturday Night Massacre
It began early in the morning of June 17, 1972, when burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee
People don’t know what the burglars were looking for
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The Godfather
It was a cinematic landmark, winning three Academy Awards
It appeared in the movies in 1972 and made $135 million at the box office. That would be $711.1 million today.
The cat held by Marlon Brando in the opening scene was a stray that Coppola found while on the lot at "Paramount Pictures," and was not originally called for in the script
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Music
Led Zeppelin
- They were originally named "The New Yardbirds" after evolving from the Yardbirds
Stevie Wonder
- He became blind shortly after birth due to complications from being premature and receiving too much oxygen in an incubator.
Bees Gees
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Muhamad Ali
His real name is Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
After his bicycle was stolen at age 12, it prompted him to learn self-defense and eventually led him to the sport.
He won 56 of the 61 professional fights of his career
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The Brady Bunch
It aired for five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC
The Brady Bunch movie retcons the 1970s series by moving the family into a 1990s setting while keeping the same 1970s vibe.
Although The Brady Bunch was filmed on Stage 5, the '70s show used an actual home's exterior to set the scene for viewers
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Richard Nixon
Served from January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974
Nixon wrote ten best sellers on domestic and international affairs, as well as his memoirs
In 1973, Nixon ended the war in Vietnam by signing the Historic Paris Peace Accords
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Toys
Rubix Cube
- Invented by Hungarian professor Ernő Rubik in 1974
Uno
- Invented in 1971 by Merle Robbins, a barber from Reading, Ohio, to settle an argument with his son about the rules of Crazy Eights
Shrinky Dinks
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Atari Video Computer System (VCS)
It was a popular home video game console released in 1977
It came bundled with two joysticks and a pair of paddle controllers.
It is a brand name that has been owned by several people since its release in around 1972
https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/atari-2600-console-brought-arcade-games-home