The Late 1960’s/Early 1970’s
- Americans walking on the moon.
- America losing a war.
- America’s only president who would be forced to resign winning presidential elections.
- Historical events that would play a major role in Americans turning on their presidents who had won their last elections in landslides.
- Construction of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City.
- New York City plagued with various strikes by public employees.
- New freedoms for Hollywood thanks to the MPAA’s new classification system.
- Martin Scorsese begins his film career as a director.
- Early development for Hollywood’s disastrous disaster movies (from Airport to The Towering Inferno).
- The American movie industry struggling for economic survival.
- The movie industry’s future king working in television.
- Construction of the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, the world’s most visited theme park.
- The first seven years of the Superbowl, an annual sporting event that has since dominated the record books for the “All-Time Most Watched TV Programs”.
- Historic Middle East conflicts of the 20th Century between Israel and the Arab world.
- Nixon’s vice-president and legal problems with his income taxes.
- The birth of a new social movement.
- William Peter Blatty heading towards winning an Oscar.
- Pete Maravich lighting up college basketball’s record books.
- Coach John Wooden leading UCLA to seven consecutive NCAA tournament championships.
- The first printing of two published books from Christian author Og Mandino containing The Ten Great Scrolls.
- And finally, Mario Puzo creating a cultural phenomena with “The Godfather”.
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