1971 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Hot Pants Craze
Slang
"Keep on Truckin"
Price Check
Gas: $0.36
Notable Deaths
Jim Morrison, Louis Armstrong, Igor Stravinsky
Music & Style
Glam Rock
World Affairs
Nixon in China
Bangladesh War
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: The US offically goes off the Gold Standard. The 26th Amendment lowers the voting age to 18. Greenpeace is founded in Vancouver.
- Culture & Mood: The 'Me Decade' begins to take shape. All in the Family premieres, bringing real-world social issues into the sitcom format.
- Fashion & Slang: Hot pants and platform shoes. If something is excellent, it's 'Right on' or 'Outta sight.'
- Fun Fact: The first ever microprocessor (the Intel 4004) is released, and the Starbucks coffee chain opens its very first store in Seattle!