r/70s

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Anyone remember the freedom train in 1976?

It’s one of the things I remember for my childhood… I was five years old… But I remember my parents taking us to see and walk through the freedom train..

u/DNAkauai — 9 hours ago
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James Garner and Tom Selleck in a scene from The Rockford Files - It aired in Oct 1978

u/MisterShipWreck — 14 hours ago
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The Good Life. With the late and great, Penelope Keith.

She played this role perfectly. Slightly eccentric, middle class suburban housewife with delusions of grandeur.

u/WishEnvironmental558 — 7 hours ago
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What show reflected your family's socio-economic standing in the 1970s?

Wealthy priviledged elites - Dallas

Comfortably upper middle class - Family

Upwardly mobile - The Jeffersons

Lower middle class - One Day at a Time

Solidly blue-collar working class - All in the Family

Underclass, struggling - Good Times

Your workplace was your family - Mary Tyler Moore Show

Aimless loner - "A complete unknown with no direction home" - the Incredible Hulk

u/JTOC1969 — 19 hours ago
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Hotel California- I always wonder, What do these lyrics mean? "So I called up the captain, please bring me my wine, he said, we haven't had that spirit here since 1969"?

u/thinkingoutloud136 — 23 hours ago
▲ 99 r/70s+1 crossposts

On July 4, 1973, Miami Dolphins kicker Garo Yepremian became a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the Orange Bowl. Born in Cyprus, the Super Bowl champion proudly wore the dress khakis of his National Guard unit, the 50th Supply and Service Group.

Garo commented afterwards, “Some very special things have happened to me here in this stadium,” he said. “And this is the most special of them all.”

u/UrbanAchievers6371 — 16 hours ago
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Even though 4th of July is over I still wanted to ask this what do you remember most from the bicentennial? I remember all the merchandise that came out

u/gunieapigyaya — 20 hours ago
▲ 182 r/70s+17 crossposts

1950s SC Johnson Jubilee: The Shine That Conquers Kitchen Grime

This black and white 1950s commercial showcases a meticulous housewife effortlessly cleaning her kitchen. The ad emphasizes efficiency and the pristine results achieved with the product, reflecting the era's focus on domestic perfection. It's memorable for its clear depiction of mid-century homemaking ideals and the promise of an impeccably clean home

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u/GeneralMinute8462 — 24 hours ago
▲ 39 r/70s+1 crossposts

Performance of a song by Iranian girls on Iranian national television, 1973.

English lyrics of the anthem:

We are the smiling blossoms,

We are the children of Iran;

We cherish our pure Iran

As dearly as our own lives.

We cherish our pure Iran

As dearly as our own lives.

May you flourish, O Iran,

May you be free, O Iran;

May you rejoice

Because of us, your children.

* * *

We must endure and thrive,

We must be joyful and vigilant;

We must be strong

To safeguard Iran;

We must be strong

To safeguard Iran.

May you flourish, O Iran,

May you be free, O Iran;

May you rejoice

Because of us, your children, O Iran...

u/Double-Step-5533 — 23 hours ago