The Super70s Timeline

By Patrick Mondout

Choose a year on the left to see a detailed listing of major events. The decade began with the tragedy at Kent St. and our continued involvement in Vietnam and ended with disco and the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island. In between we saw the end of the Vietnam war, the OPEC oil/energy crisis, the city of New York nearly go bankrupt, a president (and his vice president) resign in disgrace, and the Bicentennial celebration.

Statistics of the Super70s:

A decade can see dramatic changes in many areas. Some of these changes are reflected in statistics. For example, the U.S. executed 199 prisoners in 1935 but only three during the entire Super70s. Here are some more statistics:

Illegitimate Births
Life Expectancy
Population
Marriage Rate
Air Safety Rates
Divorce Rate
Motor Vehicle Deaths/Rate
Prisoners/Arrests
Income/GDP
Unemployment Rates