In+Their+Lifetime

The United States....
1) The "War on Poverty" started in the presidential era of President Johnson. He created programs like Medicare, for the elderly, and Medicaid for the lower class families. 2) The many movements against the war in Vietnam started in the 1950's and continued until the war was over. There were many people for the war, and many dead set against it. John Lennon was one of the "hippies" that was against it. There were many other celebritites that were against the war, let alone the thousands of civilians. 3) The oil crisis of 1973 was a wake up call to the US. The suburbs were blowing up, and more and more cars were being bought. The middle east realized its power over the US through oil, and decided not to ship it to countries that supported Isreal. Oil was needed to use cars, to heat homes, and for numerous other things. Everyone cut back during this oil crisis, and came together to come out of it. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1964%E2%80%931980]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_the_Vietnam_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis media type="youtube" key="lTJgMmHZNYQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" height="240" width="300"

The World...
1) After nearly 10 years of war in Vietnam, the United States pulled their troops out in 1973. 2) Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, but was defeated by the United Kingdom. 3) In 1962 the world came as close to a nuclear war as some say it ever will. The United States noticed that more and more ships from the Soviet Union, and suspected that they were bringing weapons of mass destruction to Cuba, in order to attack the US. Well, they were indeed bringing missiles, but only to attack Cuba. They had secretly brought attack planes, thousands of bombs, and ships. The US invaded Cuba in order to save them, but nearly started a nuclear war. In the end, President Kennedy settled for a withdrawal of the missiles the US had set on the border of Turkey and the Soviet Union in exchange for a withdrawal of the missiles in Cuba. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis media type="youtube" key="P7YkJxQT_0Y&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" height="240" width="300" Photo from the U-2 Spy Plane of the Missiles in Cuba

Technology....
1) In the 1970's personal computers became more popular, as Intel made the first cheap computer processor microchip. 2) US citizens began emailing in 1971. 3) Dyson sells the first bagless cyclonic vaccum in 1993. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.htmlhttp://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1993.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1993.html media type="youtube" key="UfvPfFJElq0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" height="240" width="300" Apple 2 Personal Computer

Popular Culture....
1) In 1984 the MTV Video Music Awards were started. Dan Akroyd and Bette Midler hosted, and acts such as Rod Stewart, ZZ Top, and Madonna performed. The Cars' video "You Might Think" was also named video of the year. 2) "The Exorcist" is debuted in 1973. It is called one of the scariest films, at the time. Still today, it is a halloween classic. 3) The first episode of "Star Trek" is aired in 1966.

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1966.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1984.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1973.html

 media type="youtube" key="0pLkQXXtJyg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" height="240" width="300" The Exorcist 1973

Fashion....
1) Fashion in the 1980's consisted of pouffy hair, spandex, and tight clothes. Pants were cut higher, and so were shirts, exposing the belly area. Holes in jeans were considered very fashionable, along with big, chunky jewelery. 2) Fashion in the 1970's was a very "anything goes" look. "Hippie" fashion was very in, along with bell bottom pants, fringe, and long, feathered hair. 3) In the 1980's the infamous "Calvin Klein Jeans" ads were aired with Brooke Sheilds as their model.

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/70sclothes.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/80sclothes.html http://www.imeem.com/groups/g2Fpiz0V,tv_commercials//video/Z8ZdQMjn/brooke_shields_calvin_klein_jeans_commercial_1980/

 media type="youtube" key="rlAXMgudYo8&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" height="240" width="300" Brooke Sheilds in a Calvin Klein Jeans Ad (1980)

Sports....
1) Michael Jordan makes his debut into college basketball in 1981 with the North Carolina Tar Heels. 2) In 1978 Mario Andretti wins the World Championship of Auto racing. 3) In 1990 The New York Giants win Superbowl XXV against the Buffalo Bills. The Giants had a score of 20 and the Bills had a score of 19.

http://www.angelfire.com/pq/philgee/sports.html http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html http://www.1990sflashback.com/1990/sports.asp

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Micheal Jordan