In+their+lifetime

**What has happened since my mom was born?** media type="custom" key="2107445"
 * In her lifetime?

In the Unites States?** - During the 1970's on August 8th President of the United States Richard Nixon was forced to resign as President because of imminent impeachment releted to the Watergate scandal - In the 1970's during the Cold War between the East and West the arms race continued with each side trying to find the ultimate weapon. -The oil crises in 1973 was caused when Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), during the Yom Kippur War, announced that they would no longer ship petroleum to nations that had supported Israel in its conflict with Syria and Egypt, to the United States and its allies in Western Europe. It was also announced that the price for Oil would increase drastically. The west was by now dependent on oil and together with prices quadrupling and measures for rationing the western world went into recession and suffered massive inflationary pressure. The biggest that was impacted was on European Economies. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html **(During the period of the cold war)**

- Argentins invaded and occupied the Falkland islands in 1982, but was defeateed by the United Kingdom. - After nearly 10 years of war in Vietnam, in 1973 the allied forces pulled out of Vietnam. - In the 1970's was the growth in womes rights, including the ability to decide when where and if they wished to have children (partly through the availably of the contraceptive pill). http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html media type="youtube" key="dP4GaprkAJg&hl=en&fs=1" height="150" width="200"
 * In the World?**

- The Simpsons Is First Seen On Tracey Ullman Show april 5th 1987. - MTV (music television) was first launched in the 1980's and is still a show that is watched often. - Other shows came to a dramatic end in the 1990s, too. For the better part of the decade, NBC dominated Thursday nights with their “Must See TV” lineup. The **Cosby Show** led this lineup for many years, but it aired its last episode in the spring of 1992. **Cheers** was also a part of the NBC Thursday night lineup, but this show ended its nine-year run in 1993. In addition, Johnny Carson also said his final on-air joke in May of 1992, making way for Jay Leno to replace him on The **Tonight Show.** http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.htmlhttp://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1990s.html media type="youtube" key="nFY0HBkUm8o&hl=en&fs=1" height="150" width="200"
 * In Popular Culture?**

- The 1980's was the age of video games in arcades, Games Machines and PC'sand the most popular games being Space Invaders and Pac Man. - In 1989 was the first cell phone add. - The Elixir desktop was an innovative graphical user interface enviroment created in the 1980's by Elixir Technologies. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elixir_Desktop media type="youtube" key="ptbJZ9HBw2k&hl=en&fs=1" height="150" width="200"
 * In Technology?**

-** Levi was very popular in 1973. http://timelines.ws/subjects/Fashion.HTML http://timelines.ws/subjects/Fashion.HTML http://timelines.ws/subjects/Fashion.HTML media type="youtube" key="15XXtaQF8S0&hl=en&fs=1" height="150" width="200"
 * In Fashion?
 * -** In 1975 Foot Locker (a dicision of Woolworth Stored) opened its 1st store.
 * -** In 1984 Nike signed a 5 year contract with Michael Jordan. The shoes were called Sir Jordan basketball shoes, the shoes were released in 1985 was was sold for 65 dollars.

-** In 1986 the three point field goal was introduced in women's basketball. - The Detroit Tigers started fast with a score of (35-5) and ended iwth a World Series victory over the San Diego Padres. http://www.angelfire.com/pq/philgee/sports.html media type="youtube" key="TVZe2yIujdY&hl=en&fs=1" height="150" width="200"
 * In Sports?
 * -** Nadia Comaneci earns the first perfect score in the history of Olympic Gymnastics.