1974 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Post-Watergate
Slang
"Mind-blowing"
Price Check
Gas: $0.53
Notable Deaths
Duke Ellington, Charles Lindbergh
Music & Style
Disco Beginnings
World Affairs
Nixon Resigns
Turkish Invasion
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to resign. The Terracotta Army is discovered in China. India becomes the sixth nation to test a nuclear weapon.
- Culture & Mood: Political cynicism is at an all-time high. People look for escape in 'Disaster Movies' like The Towering Inferno and the burgeoning Disco scene.
- Fashion & Slang: Wrap dresses (DVF) and mood rings. If someone is weird, they're a 'Space Cadet.'
- Fun Fact: The first product ever scanned using a Barcode (a pack of Wrigley's gum) happens this year, and the Rubik’s Cube is invented!