About the decade
- 1970
- NASA's Apollo 13 returns to Earth after abandoning its mission to the Moon.
- The popular band "The Beatles" announce they have disbanded.
- Forty-three nations ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- The popular band "The Beatles" announce they have disbanded.
- Forty-three nations ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- 1971
- The Walt Disney World Resort is opened in Orlando, Florida.
- Qatar and Sierra Leone become independent from England.
- The first microprocessor, the 4004, is released by Intel.
- Qatar and Sierra Leone become independent from England.
- The first microprocessor, the 4004, is released by Intel.
- 1972
- The first U.S. cable subscription service, HBO, is introduced.
- Bangladesh becomes independent from Pakistan.
- Bangladesh becomes independent from Pakistan.
- 1973
- The Mariner 10 space probe is launched by NASA and later becomes the first
spacecraft to study Mercury.
- Belize and the Bahamas gain independence from the United Kingdom.
spacecraft to study Mercury.
- Belize and the Bahamas gain independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1974
- India becomes the sixth nuclear power when it successfully detonates a nuclear
bomb.
- The world's population is an estimated 4 billion people.
bomb.
- The world's population is an estimated 4 billion people.
- 1975
- The Vietnam War ends.
- Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft.
- Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft.
- 1976
- Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create the Apple Computer Company.
- NASA introduces the first space shuttle, the Enterprise.
- NASA introduces the first space shuttle, the Enterprise.
- 1977
- Control of the Panama Canal is returned to Panama from the United States.
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Scanner is first tested.
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Scanner is first tested.
- 1978
- Israel and Egypt sign the Camp David Accords.
- The computer video game Space Invaders is released..
- The computer video game Space Invaders is released..
- 1979
- Michael Jackson debut solo album "Off the Wall" is released.
- The Walkman is introduced by Sony.
- The Walkman is introduced by Sony.
GENRES:
The 70's connected the hippie lifestyle of the 1960s with the characteristic yuppie lifestyle that was about
to occur in the 1980s.Following the counterculture of the 60s, the 70s created a
trend of relaxing music as well as dance music. If ever a musical style defined a
decade, Disco was the definition of the 1970s.
Of course, there were still the bands and artists that continued to speak of the ills
of society, typically characterized by the punk music in the latter part of the decade.
to occur in the 1980s.Following the counterculture of the 60s, the 70s created a
trend of relaxing music as well as dance music. If ever a musical style defined a
decade, Disco was the definition of the 1970s.
Of course, there were still the bands and artists that continued to speak of the ills
of society, typically characterized by the punk music in the latter part of the decade.
- ROCK
During the 70's diferent kinds of rock appeared:
- Punk Rock
It is distinguished from other types of rock by the use of slightly saturated distortions in the guitars, easily assimilated melodies and non-controversial lyrics.
- Punk Rock
It is distinguished from other types of rock by the use of slightly saturated distortions in the guitars, easily assimilated melodies and non-controversial lyrics.
- Progressive Rock
Is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid-to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.
It is associated with jazz, folk, or classical music.
- FUNK & SOUL
During the 70's appeared the funk & soul:
Is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues (R&B).
Is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues (R&B).