• Tell Me What's Goin' On...
  • Watergate
  • "I am not a crook"
  • Patty Hearst is abducted, then caught on film robbing a bank
  • First issue of People magazine - Mia Farrow is on the cover
  • Jumbo jet crashes near Paris, killing all 345 crew & passengers
  • Golda Meier resigns as premier of Israel
  • Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's record with his 715th home run.
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov defects
  • Muhammad Ali knocks out George Forman and regains the heavyweight title.
  • Remember Streaking?
  • National speed limit of 55mph
  • Gillette introduced disposable razor
  • USPS issues first self-adhesive postage stamp (10cent First Class)
  • Pocket calculators become widespread
  • First word processing machines are used
  • First black model on a major fashion magazine
  • Heimlich maneuver developed
  • Girls are allowed to play in Little League
  • Jefferson Starship is formed
  • George Harrison launches Dark Horse Records
  • Class of 2004
  • The people who are starting college this fall were born in 1982.
  • Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
  • Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums.
  • The expression "You sound like a broken record" means nothing to them.
  • They may have never heard of an 8 track.
  • The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 4 years old.
  • They were 3 when the Walkmen was introduced by Sony.
  • They have always had an answering machine.
  • Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. They have always had cable.
  • There have always been VCRs or DVDs, but they have no idea what BETA was.
  • They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
  • They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot.
  • They were 14 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War.
  • They have never feared a nuclear war.
  • Tianamen Square means nothing to them.
  • The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII and the Civil War.
  • They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran.
  • They were prepubescent when the 1st Persian Gulf War was waged.
  • There has been only one Pope.
  • They don't know what a cloth baby diaper is.
  • They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
  • There have always been Personal Computers
  • Roller skating has always meant inline for them.
  • Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
  • They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
  • The Titanic was found? They thought we always knew.
  • Michael Jackson has always been white and never had a nose.
  • Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not rock bands.
  • There has always been MTV.
  • 100 Years Ago
  • The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
  • Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
  • Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
  • A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
  • There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.
  • California with a mere 1.4 million residents was only the 21st most populous state.
  • The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
  • The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour.
  • The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
  • A competent accountant could earn $2000 a year, dentist $2,500 a year, a veterinarian $1,500 to $4,000 a year, and a mechanical engineer $5,000 per year.
  • More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
  • Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education.
  • Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
  • The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
    1. Pneumonia and influenza
    2. Tuberculosis
    3. Diarrhea
    4. Heart disease
    5. Stroke
  • The American flag had 45 stars.
  • The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30.
  • Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.
  • Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of Americans graduated from high school.
  • Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores.
  • Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic.
  • There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
  • What's on the Tube
  • Adam 12
  • All in the Family
  • The Bob Newhart Show
  • Bonanza
  • The FBI
  • The Flip Wilson Show
  • Gunsmoke
  • Happy Days
  • Hawaii Five O
  • Here's Lucy
  • Ironside
  • The Jeffersons
  • Kojak
  • M*A*S*H
  • Mannix
  • Marcus Welby MD
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Maude
  • Medical Center
  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show
  • The Partridge Family
  • Rhoda
  • Sanford and Son
  • The Six Million Dollar Man
  • The Waltons
  • The Wonderful World of Disney
  • Hit Parade (10/73 - 7/74)
  • Top Of The World—Carpenters
  • The Most Beautiful Girl—Charlie Rich
  • Hello It's Me—Todd Rundgren
  • The Joker—Steve Miller Band
  • Show And Tell—Al Wilson
  • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road—Elton John
  • Time In A Bottle—Jim Croce
  • Until You Come Back to Me—Aretha Franklin
  • Love's Theme—Love Unlimited Orchestra
  • You're Sixteen—Ringo Starr
  • Spiders And Snakes—Jim Stafford
  • Rock On—David Essex
  • Sunshine on My Shoulders—John Denver
  • Dark Lady—Cher
  • Seasons in the Sun—Terry Jacks
  • Come and Get Your Love— Redbone
  • T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)—MFSB & The Three Degrees
  • Bennie and the Jets—Elton John
  • Hooked On A Feeling—Blue Swede
  • The Loco-Motion—Grand Funk Railroad
  • Dancing Machine—The Jackson 5
  • Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me—Gladys Knight
    & the Pips
  • You Make Me Feel Brand New—The Stylistics
  • Midnight At The Oasis—Maria Muldaur
  • The Streak—Ray Stevens
  • Billy Don't Be A Hero—Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
  • Sundown—Gordon Lightfoot
  • If You Love Me Let Me Know—Olivia Newton-John
  • Band On The Run—Paul McCartney & Wings
  • Annie's Song—John Denver
  • The Night Chicago Died—Paper Lace
  • Rock Me Gently—Andy Kim
  • You're Having My Baby—Paul Anka
  • 1974 Emmys
  • M*A*S*H (CBS)
    Outstanding Comedy
    Actor of the Year: Series and Comedy—Alan Alda
  • Mary Tyler Moore (CBS)
    Actress of the Year and Comedy—Mary Tyler Moore
    Supporting Actress: Comedy—Cloris Leachman
    Writer of the Year—Treva Silverman
  • The Glass Menagerie (ABC)
    Supporting Actor of the Year and Drama—
    Michael Moriarty
    Supporting Actress of the Year and Drama—
    Joanna Miles
  • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
    Supporting Actor: Comedy/Variety—Harvey Korman
    Outstanding Music
  • The Waltons (CBS)
    Outstanding Drama
    Lead Actress: Series—Michael Learned
  • Pueblo (ABC)
    Lead Actor: Drama & Special—Hal Holbrook
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman(CBS)
    Lead Actress: Drama & Special—Cicely Tyson
  • All In The Family (CBS)
    Supporting Actor: Comedy—Rob Reiner
  • The Shape Of Things (CBS)
    Supporting Actress: Comedy/Variety—Brenda Vaccaro
  • A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (CBS)
    Outstanding Childrens
  • Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
    Best Music: Series—Morton Stevens
  • 17th Annual Grammy Awards
  • Aretha Franklin
    Female R&B Vocal: Ain't Nothin Like The Real Thing
  • Barbara Streisand
    Pop Song of the Year: The Way We Were
  • Elvis Presley
    Inspirational: How Great Thou Art
  • Joni Mitchell
    Vocal Arrangement: Down to You
  • Marvin Hamlishch
    Pop Instrumental & new Artist: The Entertainer
  • MFSB and The Three Degrees
    R&B Instrumental:
    T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
  • Mike Oldfield
    Instrumental Composition:
    Tubular Bells — Theme From The Exorcist
  • Olivia Newton—John
    Record of the Year & Female Pop Vocal:
    I Honestly Love You
  • Pat Williams
    Instrumental Arrangement: Threshold
  • Paul McCartney & Wings
    Pop Group: Band On The Run
  • Richard Pryor
    Comedy Recording: That Nigger's Crazy
  • Rufus
    R&B Group: Tell Me Something Good
  • Stevie Wonder
    Male R&B Vocal: Boogie On Reggae Woman
    Male Pop Vocal: Fulfillingness' First Finale
    Album of The Year: Innervisions
    R&B Song of the Year: Living For The City
  • 47th Annual Academy Awards
  • Best Actor
    Art Carney—Harry and Tonto
  • Best Actress
    Ellen Burstyn—Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
  • Supporting Actress
    Ingrid Bergman—Murder On The Orient Express
  • The Godfather Part II
    Best Picture
    Supporting Actor    —Robert De Niro
    Art Direction—Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham, George R. Nelson
    Director—Francis Ford Coppola
    Original Score—Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
    Adapted Screenplay—Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
  • The Towering Inferno
    Cinematography—Fred Koenekamp, Joseph Biroc
    Film Editing—Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress
    Original Song—Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn
    "We May Never Love Like This Again"
  • Earthquake
    Sound—Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.
    Special Achievement Award: Visual Effects—
    Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock
  • The Great Gatsby
    Costume Design—Theoni V. Aldredge
    Adapted Score—Nelson Riddle
  • Chinatown
    Original Screenplay—Robert Towne
  • Closed Mondays
    Short Film Animated—Will Vinton, Bob Gardiner
  • One-Eyed Men Are Kings
    Short Film Live Action—Paul Claudon, Edmond Sechan
  • Hearts and Minds
    Feature Documentary—Peter Davis, Bert Schneider
  • Don't
    Short Subject Documentary—Robin Lehman
  • Amarcord
    Foreign Language Film—Italy
  •  What's Goin' On
  •  Class of 2004
  •  100 Years Ago
  •  On the Tube
  •  Hit Parade
  •  Emmys
  •  Grammys
  •  Oscars

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