In+Their+lifetimes

__**UNITED STATES-**__ http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html
 * In 1970 a gallon of gas was 36 cents and by the time it was 1979 it went up to 86 cents.
 * In 1970 the cost of a new house was $23,400.00, and by 1979 the cost was $58,500.00.
 * In 1970 the average cost of new car was $3,900.00 and by 1979 was $5,770.00.
 * __The World__**-
 * After nearly 10 years of war in Vietnam, 1973 was also the year that allied forces pulled out of Vietnam.
 * With the continuing Cold War between the East and West, the arms race continued with each side trying to find the ultimate weapon.
 * President Richard Nixon was forced to resign on August 8th as president of the United States due to imminent impeachment related to the Watergate scandal.

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html
 * __Popular Culture-__**
 * The Waterbed. The 70's produced many icons, one of those being the modern waterbed created by Charles Hall in 1968, This was fueled by the sexual revolution of the 70's encompassing the Waterbed.
 * Major trends included a growing disillusionment of government, advances in civil rights, increased influence of the women's movement, a heightened concern for the environment, and increased space exploration.
 * Amid war, social realignment and presidential impeachment proceedings, American culture flourished.

__**Technology-**__  http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/70scars.html
 * The floppy disc appeared in 1970, and the next year Intel introduced the microprocessor, the "computer on a chip."
 * Atari produced the first low-priced integrated circuit TV games, and the videocassette recorder (VCR) changed home entertainment forever.
 * In 1974 the cost of a Chevrolet Monte Carlo costed $3,885.00.

Men's fashion, as it has been doing since the twenties, hasn't changed much. The pant legs have become a little bit more loose and the vest has dropped into the limelight. Basically, men's fashion hasn't climbed that far, but it's far from old and outdated. It's serene, classic, dashing elegance has kept it timeless, respected and admired.
 * __Fashion-__**
 * In the 1980's some of the types of clothing that people wore was flats, heavy mascara, stonewashed jeans, legwarmers, mini skirts, leather jackets, hoop earrings, and fingerless gloves.
 * The 1990's is put together with a lot of different styles that people wore. A type pf clothing could come out and it could be the hottest thing around at the time then a couple weeks later it could be the ugliest thing ever and it can come out again but in a little more different style. Most of the clothes that we wear today are just clothes from back then that were just a little different and had more of this decades style than the last one. Flats are one of the pairs of shoes that were
 * The platform shoe has recently come back and shows up in many shoes from sandals to tennis shoes. The color scheme of the 90's is dramatic or pastel. The classic color is black, used for dramatic effects in fashion.