The 1970s was a transformative decade, and needed a fun year to close it out.
By Daniel Bonfiglio
Featured 4 months ago in Wow
Were the '70s the height of human existence? Your rose colored glasses say they were.
Between Watergate, a divided Berlin World Cup, and the Vietnam war, 1974 wasn't exactly a stable year.
Hippie communes took their philosophies to the logical extreme.
With the Vietnam War finally coming to an end, 1975 was a time relax, see the world, and spend time with family.
Can you imagine taking a photo, and being able to look at it almost immediately? Crazy stuff.
The '70s was one of the first decades that took fitness seriously. Maybe too seriously.
While fans lined up outside of movie theaters for the release of Star Wars, they did so dressed in the brightest colors fashion has ever seen.
Being a dad in the 1970s looked largely the same as it does now, just with more color, and fewer iPad breaks.
With the Vietnam War finally over, 1976 was a year to relax, rejoice, and celebrate America's Bicentennial.
Nintendos, PlayStations, Nerf guns and the lot; if you wanted it, you were getting it.
While we're not short on extreme weather events these days, the blizzard seems to have exited stage left.
The '70s began the tradition of taking hold of your identity.
The 1970s were a revolutionary period for Hollywood, but that doesn't change the fact that the area itself could be pretty junky.
People weren't scared of a little clutter, and kids were happy to play with toys that didn't have screens.
Elbow grease, and patience.
Catch a glimpse of what society looked like over 130 years ago.
Everyone says college is the best four years of your life, and that was certainly true in the '70s.
Makes you want to book a plane ticket, doesn't it?
In 1971, President Nixon lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, and young people around the country celebrated by rocking out to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
The American people were living their best lives. (Aside from those in Vietnam.)
Christmas is still the same, but it looks different.
With the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the United States officially ended its involvement in the Vietnam War in 1973. At the same time, the people back home were living their best life.
Back when schools actually cared about education.
1974 was a busy year for adults. But for kids, it was as carefree as the wind.
