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U.S. President
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-resigns
Fact 1 Richard Nixon Was born on January 9,1913
Fact 2 Richard Nixon was the only U.S. President to resign from office
Fact 3 Richard Nixon is known for ending the Vietnam War and improving relations with the Soviet Union and China -
Transportation
http://odanielresto.com/1970-chevrolet-camaro
Fact 1 It was the first generation of Camaro
Fact 2 Chevrolet figured out that if they took some weight off the car it could add more horsepower
Fact 3 Chevrolet really focused on giving their cars good handling and steering -
Toys
content.time.com/time/specials/.../0,28804,2049243_2048657_2049165,00.html
Form 1 Nerf Ball Billed as world's first indoor ball
Form 2 Stretch Armstrong Some people called it the “unbreakable toy” because you pull it twist it and so much more
Form 3 Pong Pong was first created for the atari -
Actor/Actress
www.imdb.com/name/nm0000608/
Fact 1 Burt Reynolds was born on February 11, 1936
Fact 2 Burt Reynolds appeared in many movies for example Smokey and the Bandit
Fact 3 Burt Reynolds Used To be an American Football Player -
Music
https://www.biography.com/people/elton-john-9355335
Artist 1 Elton John Elton John’s real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight 1970-2016
Artist 2 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin’s name at first was actually the New Yardbirds based on the yardbirds
1969-2008
Artist 3 The Rolling Stones Most people say the The Rolling Stones “ ruled” the 70’s 1966-2016 -
Sports Figure
https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/jackson-reggie
Fact 1 Reggie Jackson was nicknamed Mr.October because of how he plays in playoffs or how clutch he was in the playoffs
Fact 2 he eared Mr.October because he had hit homeruns on the first pitch of the atbat in the 4th5th and 8th innings to take his team to win the world series
Fact 3 Jackson finished his career with 14 all star appearances 5 world series rings 1 league MVP and had 2,548 hits 563 Home runs and 1,702 RBI’s an amazing career -
News Event
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3464
U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the invasion on Cambodia
Fact 1 The reason for this was to disrupt the North Vietnamese supply lines
Fact 2 He declared for this on April 30, 1970
Fact 3 The invasion of Cambodia ended on July 22,1970 -
Technology
www.computerhistory.org/.../microprocessor-integrates-cpu-function-onto-a-single-ch.
Fact 1 The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004
Fact 2 The creators of the 4004 names were Ted Hoff and Stanley Mazor
Fact 3 People called it the general purpose computer on a chip -
Fashion
www.retroland.com/leisure-suits/
Form 1 Leisure Suits It is a shirt like jacket with matching trousers often worn by men
Late 1970’s
Form 2 Pant Suits Often worn by women the pants suit was worn coast to coast and really defined the 70’s late 1960’s but made they’re name in the 70’s
Form 3 High Heel Shoes Men wore High heeled shoes in the 70s often worn with suits Men started wearing them in the early 70’s -
Tv Show
mentalfloss.com/article/65519/12-good-ol-facts-about-dukes-hazzard
Fact 1 The main car for the show got over 35,000 letters a month
Fact 2 The chairman for the network absolutely hated the show
Fact 3 Around 256 to 321 cars were used in this show -
Movie
https://silverscreenings.org/2016/06/03/rocky-boxing-and-the-1970s/
Fact 1 Rocky wasn’t based on a true story completely but was heavily inspired by a true story
Fact 2 The movie was based off a fight Sylvester Stallone saw from a guy against all odds named Chuck Wepner
Fact 3 The name Rocky and how he is was based on a fighter named Rocky Marciano
