welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
defining moments of 1970s America those
people have got to know whether or not
their presidents a crook well I’m not a
crook
I earned everything I’ve got for this
list we’ve chosen moments that we felt
best represent this essential decade in
American history number 10
disco peeks with the Saturday Night
Fever soundtrack though a slew of genres
dominated the charts none are more
associated with the 70s then disco
the dance film Saturday Night Fever
spawned an album that featured music
from the Bee Gees Kool and the gang and
more and it quickly became America’s
top-selling soundtrack that meant hits
like stayin alive which emphasized pop
music built on strong bass lines and
high vocals were unavoidable dance floor
anthems for a brief with kinetic times
number nine civil rights spills into
sports with racial barriers broken by
athletes like Jackie Robinson the 70s
represented the first full decade in
which african-americans regularly
reached Sports superstardom baseball
slugger Hank Aaron did what many had
considered impossible when he broke Babe
Ruth’s home run record Arthur Ashe
dominated tennis rankings Walter Payton
scorched the gridiron and Kareem
abdul-jabbar’s skyhook shot was
unstoppable bumping against three
fortunate out the sports world would
never be the same
number eight
Star Wars takes us to a galaxy far far
away
while young talented filmmakers brought
audiences everything from Jaws you’re
gonna need a bigger potion to The
Godfather I wanna make him an offer
again with you it was undoubtedly Star
Wars that had the greatest impact on
Americans where are those transmissions
descent and what have you done with
those planets not only did George
Lucas’s sci-fi masterpiece become one of
the highest-grossing films of all time
it also changed cinema forever its epic
story groundbreaking special effects
sweeping score and multi-part
presentation helped lay the foundation
for today’s big budget blockbusters and
media franchises there’s nothing new
year now I want to learn the ways the
force and become a Jedi like my father
number 7
Earth Day and the environmental movement
a unique day in American history is
ending a day set aside for a nationwide
outpouring of mankind seeking its own
survival Earth Day the social campaigns
of the 60s continued the next decade
with the rise of the environmental
movement
this planet is threatened with
destruction and we who live in it
with death the heavens wreak the waters
below of foul children died in infancy
on April 22nd 1970 the first Earth Day
was held in order to combat Earth’s
rapid depletion in the face of nuclear
proliferation and resource shortages it
became a seminal event as millions
gathered in places like Central Park to
hear speakers raise awareness of the
neglected issues afflicting Mother
Nature it also provided inspiration for
the Environmental Protection Agency and
the Clean Air Act number six Pentagon
Papers and the fall of Saigon at the
decades start the US was still haunted
by the specter of Vietnam though
President Nixon claimed to be reducing
American involvement he secretly
approved further military action this
was revealed to the public when the New
York Times published the Pentagon Papers
in 1971 exposing direct reports of
since hidden agenda political pressure
led America to withdraw and Saigon fell
to North Vietnam in 1975 but the damage
had just begun number five the computer
revolution founding of Apple and
Microsoft in the mid 70s two companies
were created out west the forever
altered the country in April of 1975
Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded
Microsoft initially developing computer
programs Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak and
Ronald Wayne founded Apple a year later
offering their first machine the Apple
one I hand wired the entire bottom
soldered it all together personally
because there was no way to afford a
technician and that was an Apple one of
the first Apple 1 computer ever
Microsoft and Apple served as
figureheads in the PC explosion and
became responsible for much of America’s
most innovative and popular technology
number four roe v– wade in the landmark
ruling the Supreme Court today legalized
abortion
despite women’s efforts abortions were
either completely illegal or greatly
restricted in the early 70s with the roe
v wade case the Supreme Court was asked
to deliver a verdict on the matter
majority in cases from Texas and Georgia
said that the decision to end the
pregnancy during the first three months
belongs to the woman and her doctor’ not
the government thus the anti-abortion
laws of 46 states were rendered
unconstitutional they made major waves
by declaring that abortions were
permitted as part of the right to
privacy so long as the fetus wasn’t
developed enough to live outside the
womb in stating a massive legally
binding coup for women’s rights number
three the energy crisis America faced
its greatest economic challenge of the
time with the energy crisis we are
heading toward the most acute shortages
of energy since World War two in 1973
the country was maximizing oil usage
while production lowered dependent on
Arab oil trouble arose when US support
of Israel led rival nations to impose an
embargo prices shot up contributing to
the inflation that was
ready wrecking the economy America
negotiated an eventual solution but
faced a similar brief crisis in 1979
during the Iranian Revolution as a
result of the crises the u.s. became
more involved in Middle Eastern affairs
leading to the Camp David Accords and a
treaty between Egypt and Israel it also
provides for the realization of the
hopes and dreams of the people who live
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and will
secure Israel peace in the generations
ahead number 2 opening the door to China
with Cold War tensions down President
Nixon attempted to establish relations
with another nation China I have
undertaken initiatives in several areas
to open the door for more normal
relations between our two countries
after a series of diplomatic maneuvers
Nixon agreed to visit China in 1972 the
improvements were widespread and rapid
with China quickly becoming an important
trade partner the meeting convinced the
Soviets to welcome further US
interaction producing a series of
weapons treaties Nixon had successfully
helped defrost long-standing communist
fears the meeting between the leaders of
China and the United States is to seek
the normalization of relations between
the two countries and also to exchange
views on questions of concern to the two
sides before we unveil our final pic
here are some honorable mentions it
supposed to over three hours relax
panasonic VHS takes up to four hours of
sports movie specials on one cassette
number one the Watergate scandal and
Nixon’s resignation mr. Nixon did you
know about the burglary of our
Democratic national headquarters at the
Watergate on June 17 1972 five men were
arrested for breaking into the
Democratic National Committee
headquarters setting off one of the
country’s most embarrassing scandals
Democratic National Committee is trying
to solve a spy mystery it began before
dawn Saturday when five intruders were
captured by police inside the offices of
the committee in Washington
investigators discovered that the men
held close connections to President
Nixon who had ordered his staff to
participate in illegal surveillance and
break-ins to monitor his enemies when
Nixon’s involvement became clear he
resigned I shall resign the presidency
effective at noon tomorrow
faith in the government was shattered
affecting the general public for years
to come do you agree with our list which
events do you think defined 1970s
America and beyond when I asked you I
was but to learn no I am the master
William up to evil not a more
informative top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
counting down our picks for the top ten
defining moments of 1970s America those
people have got to know whether or not
their presidents a crook well I’m not a
crook
I earned everything I’ve got for this
list we’ve chosen moments that we felt
best represent this essential decade in
American history number 10
disco peeks with the Saturday Night
Fever soundtrack though a slew of genres
dominated the charts none are more
associated with the 70s then disco
the dance film Saturday Night Fever
spawned an album that featured music
from the Bee Gees Kool and the gang and
more and it quickly became America’s
top-selling soundtrack that meant hits
like stayin alive which emphasized pop
music built on strong bass lines and
high vocals were unavoidable dance floor
anthems for a brief with kinetic times
number nine civil rights spills into
sports with racial barriers broken by
athletes like Jackie Robinson the 70s
represented the first full decade in
which african-americans regularly
reached Sports superstardom baseball
slugger Hank Aaron did what many had
considered impossible when he broke Babe
Ruth’s home run record Arthur Ashe
dominated tennis rankings Walter Payton
scorched the gridiron and Kareem
abdul-jabbar’s skyhook shot was
unstoppable bumping against three
fortunate out the sports world would
never be the same
number eight
Star Wars takes us to a galaxy far far
away
while young talented filmmakers brought
audiences everything from Jaws you’re
gonna need a bigger potion to The
Godfather I wanna make him an offer
again with you it was undoubtedly Star
Wars that had the greatest impact on
Americans where are those transmissions
descent and what have you done with
those planets not only did George
Lucas’s sci-fi masterpiece become one of
the highest-grossing films of all time
it also changed cinema forever its epic
story groundbreaking special effects
sweeping score and multi-part
presentation helped lay the foundation
for today’s big budget blockbusters and
media franchises there’s nothing new
year now I want to learn the ways the
force and become a Jedi like my father
number 7
Earth Day and the environmental movement
a unique day in American history is
ending a day set aside for a nationwide
outpouring of mankind seeking its own
survival Earth Day the social campaigns
of the 60s continued the next decade
with the rise of the environmental
movement
this planet is threatened with
destruction and we who live in it
with death the heavens wreak the waters
below of foul children died in infancy
on April 22nd 1970 the first Earth Day
was held in order to combat Earth’s
rapid depletion in the face of nuclear
proliferation and resource shortages it
became a seminal event as millions
gathered in places like Central Park to
hear speakers raise awareness of the
neglected issues afflicting Mother
Nature it also provided inspiration for
the Environmental Protection Agency and
the Clean Air Act number six Pentagon
Papers and the fall of Saigon at the
decades start the US was still haunted
by the specter of Vietnam though
President Nixon claimed to be reducing
American involvement he secretly
approved further military action this
was revealed to the public when the New
York Times published the Pentagon Papers
in 1971 exposing direct reports of
since hidden agenda political pressure
led America to withdraw and Saigon fell
to North Vietnam in 1975 but the damage
had just begun number five the computer
revolution founding of Apple and
Microsoft in the mid 70s two companies
were created out west the forever
altered the country in April of 1975
Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded
Microsoft initially developing computer
programs Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak and
Ronald Wayne founded Apple a year later
offering their first machine the Apple
one I hand wired the entire bottom
soldered it all together personally
because there was no way to afford a
technician and that was an Apple one of
the first Apple 1 computer ever
Microsoft and Apple served as
figureheads in the PC explosion and
became responsible for much of America’s
most innovative and popular technology
number four roe v– wade in the landmark
ruling the Supreme Court today legalized
abortion
despite women’s efforts abortions were
either completely illegal or greatly
restricted in the early 70s with the roe
v wade case the Supreme Court was asked
to deliver a verdict on the matter
majority in cases from Texas and Georgia
said that the decision to end the
pregnancy during the first three months
belongs to the woman and her doctor’ not
the government thus the anti-abortion
laws of 46 states were rendered
unconstitutional they made major waves
by declaring that abortions were
permitted as part of the right to
privacy so long as the fetus wasn’t
developed enough to live outside the
womb in stating a massive legally
binding coup for women’s rights number
three the energy crisis America faced
its greatest economic challenge of the
time with the energy crisis we are
heading toward the most acute shortages
of energy since World War two in 1973
the country was maximizing oil usage
while production lowered dependent on
Arab oil trouble arose when US support
of Israel led rival nations to impose an
embargo prices shot up contributing to
the inflation that was
ready wrecking the economy America
negotiated an eventual solution but
faced a similar brief crisis in 1979
during the Iranian Revolution as a
result of the crises the u.s. became
more involved in Middle Eastern affairs
leading to the Camp David Accords and a
treaty between Egypt and Israel it also
provides for the realization of the
hopes and dreams of the people who live
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and will
secure Israel peace in the generations
ahead number 2 opening the door to China
with Cold War tensions down President
Nixon attempted to establish relations
with another nation China I have
undertaken initiatives in several areas
to open the door for more normal
relations between our two countries
after a series of diplomatic maneuvers
Nixon agreed to visit China in 1972 the
improvements were widespread and rapid
with China quickly becoming an important
trade partner the meeting convinced the
Soviets to welcome further US
interaction producing a series of
weapons treaties Nixon had successfully
helped defrost long-standing communist
fears the meeting between the leaders of
China and the United States is to seek
the normalization of relations between
the two countries and also to exchange
views on questions of concern to the two
sides before we unveil our final pic
here are some honorable mentions it
supposed to over three hours relax
panasonic VHS takes up to four hours of
sports movie specials on one cassette
number one the Watergate scandal and
Nixon’s resignation mr. Nixon did you
know about the burglary of our
Democratic national headquarters at the
Watergate on June 17 1972 five men were
arrested for breaking into the
Democratic National Committee
headquarters setting off one of the
country’s most embarrassing scandals
Democratic National Committee is trying
to solve a spy mystery it began before
dawn Saturday when five intruders were
captured by police inside the offices of
the committee in Washington
investigators discovered that the men
held close connections to President
Nixon who had ordered his staff to
participate in illegal surveillance and
break-ins to monitor his enemies when
Nixon’s involvement became clear he
resigned I shall resign the presidency
effective at noon tomorrow
faith in the government was shattered
affecting the general public for years
to come do you agree with our list which
events do you think defined 1970s
America and beyond when I asked you I
was but to learn no I am the master
William up to evil not a more
informative top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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