Summary of the 70's
The U.S. gave up in the war in Vietnam. The Supreme Court ruled that abortion
was legal. The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18. The U.S. military draft
came to an end. The FCC was flooded with requests for CB licenses as hundreds of
thousands of motorists jumped on the CB (Citizen's Band) radio bandwagon.
"Breaker, breaker 19 - we got a convoy here." Bill Gates dropped out of college
and formed the Microsoft Corporation. Eight-track tape players were "in."
Commercials for cigarettes were banned from television and radio. The Beatles
went their separate ways. Jane Fonda visited North Vietnam, thus serving as a
propaganda tool of the North Vietnamese. Two women tried but failed... to shoot
the president. Muhammad Ali retained his heavyweight title by defeating Smokin'
Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla' in Manilla." The Miller Brewing Company introduced
the world to Lite beer And last but not least - Elvis died 1977
was legal. The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18. The U.S. military draft
came to an end. The FCC was flooded with requests for CB licenses as hundreds of
thousands of motorists jumped on the CB (Citizen's Band) radio bandwagon.
"Breaker, breaker 19 - we got a convoy here." Bill Gates dropped out of college
and formed the Microsoft Corporation. Eight-track tape players were "in."
Commercials for cigarettes were banned from television and radio. The Beatles
went their separate ways. Jane Fonda visited North Vietnam, thus serving as a
propaganda tool of the North Vietnamese. Two women tried but failed... to shoot
the president. Muhammad Ali retained his heavyweight title by defeating Smokin'
Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla' in Manilla." The Miller Brewing Company introduced
the world to Lite beer And last but not least - Elvis died 1977
