History
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Social event:
Jonestown Massacre (1978): On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones instructed his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced fruit punch. At the Jonestown compound in Guyana, 912 Peoples Temple members (276 of whom were children) drank the punch and died. Jim Jones died the same day from a gunshot wound to the head.
Political Event:
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972): A treaty between the US and the Soviet Union. The treaty limited each party to two anti-ballistic missile complexes, which were limited to 100 each. It was unforced for the next thirty years.
Intellectual event:
(1972): Phyllis Schlafly forms the "STOP (Stop Taking Our Privileges) ERA" movement; it blocks passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Phyllis Schlafly had a background in politics and knew how to run a campaign. The movement brought together members of all denominations and right-wing groups and was most successful in the South and the Midwest.
Technological event:
Pong (1972): Pong is a legendary game invented in the 1972 by Atari. It has changed the way we play video games today. Now we don't have to go to an arcade, we can sit in the comfort of our own homes and play more advanced, detailed games.
Artistic:
Graffiti: Graffiti became a new American art form created by Black and Latino teens. A Puerto Rican sociology student, Hugo Martinez, established the United Graffiti Artists (UGA) in 1972. Prior to the creation of the UGA, graffiti was considered only as vandalism. The following summer, graffiti art, formerly found only in the streets, was introduced to upscale galleries in Soho, New York. This created a new respect for graffiti in the art world. Graffiti art is one way to introduce multicultural art to students in the classroom.
Photo by ALL CHROME
Geographic:
Earth day: Ira Einhorn, a leader of nonviolence, drug, and free-love movements in the 1960s, speaks at Philadelphia's first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970, Across the U.S. the first Earth Day drew an estimated 20 million participants. Earth Day is now celebrated every year by more than a billion people.
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Economic:
With endings comes a begging: During the 70s, the Vietnam War had just concluded and the U.S. economy was hurting. The golden age is over and the U.S. entered a recession. Many problems were starting to pop up and it was overwhelming the American people. The new problems were the energy shortage, high inflation, and high unemployment.
Religious :
Beliefs: Contrary to what many observers predicted in the 1960s and early 1970s, religion has remained as vibrant and vital a part of American society as in generations past. New issues and interests have emerged, but religion's role in many Americans' lives remains undiminished. Perhaps the one characteristic that distinguishes late-twentieth-century religious life from the rest of America's history, however, is diversity. To trace this development, we must look back to the 1960s.
Photo by VinothChandar
