Synopsis
From the end of The Vietnam War to the birth of disco and the celebration of our nation’s Bicentennial…it’s all here in The Sensational 70s!
The Sensational 70s is a video scrapbook of the events and people that shaped our views and culture during the “Me” decade. This documentary features extended interviews and news footage of some of the most intriguing newsmakers, political controversies and unusual topics from the 1970s.
1970
U.S. invades Cambodia
Kent State riots
Debut of Sesame Street
1971
My Lai Massacre
Developments in science and technology
“Pentagon Papers” published in New York Times
1972
President Nixon visits China
Terrorism at Munich Olympic Games
Bobby Fischer wins world chess tournament
1973
U.S. leaves Vietnam
Gas crisis
Pablo Picasso dies
1974
Nixon resigns presidency
Streaking
Charles Lindbergh dies
1975
Patty Hearst arrested
Ford assassination attempts
Debut of Saturday Night Live
1976
Legionnaire’s Disease
Viking spacecrafts land on Mars
Mysterious death of Howard Hughes
1977
New York City blackout
Son of Sam Murders
Safety pin chic
1978
Idi Amin overthrown
Three Mile Island
Thatcher elected Prime Minister
1979
Jonestown Massacre
RVs soar in popularity
Panama Canal turned over
The Sensational 70s is a video scrapbook of the events and people that shaped our views and culture during the “Me” decade. This documentary features extended interviews and news footage of some of the most intriguing newsmakers, political controversies and unusual topics from the 1970s.
1970
U.S. invades Cambodia
Kent State riots
Debut of Sesame Street
1971
My Lai Massacre
Developments in science and technology
“Pentagon Papers” published in New York Times
1972
President Nixon visits China
Terrorism at Munich Olympic Games
Bobby Fischer wins world chess tournament
1973
U.S. leaves Vietnam
Gas crisis
Pablo Picasso dies
1974
Nixon resigns presidency
Streaking
Charles Lindbergh dies
1975
Patty Hearst arrested
Ford assassination attempts
Debut of Saturday Night Live
1976
Legionnaire’s Disease
Viking spacecrafts land on Mars
Mysterious death of Howard Hughes
1977
New York City blackout
Son of Sam Murders
Safety pin chic
1978
Idi Amin overthrown
Three Mile Island
Thatcher elected Prime Minister
1979
Jonestown Massacre
RVs soar in popularity
Panama Canal turned over
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