Education
Social Movements had huge impacts on the college campuses. The most notably violent is the Kent State shooting where Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed 4 protestors to quell a riot. There was also mandatory busing in Northearsten cities (especially Boston) in hopes of racial school integration led to violence. The Education Of All Handicapped Children Act in 1975 allowed handicapped children equal education rights.
FADS
Mood rings, lava lamps, Rubiks Cube, Sea Monkeys, smiley face stickers, string art, and pet rocks all captured the imagination of Americans during this decade. The wildest fad surely was streaking nude through very public places.
SLANG
Theses are not all of them. Just the ones we recognize today:
- Far out
- In your face
- May the force be with you
- That's sick
- The man
- You know
- Your momma
- Booking
- Get Down
- Boogie
- Right on
- Bummer for ya.
- Can you dig it!?
- See ya later alligator
- Dude
- Flower Power
- Funky
- What's crackin'
- Jiggy
- Keep on steppin'
- Let's blow this Popsicle stand
- Mind your potatoes
- No duh
- Off the hook
- Pimpin'
- Radical
- Rip off
- Stop dipping in my Kool-Aid
- Tripping
- You wanna fight!?!? Then fight these tears