1970s Theme Night

Music of the 50's ~ A Decade of Distinction

The 50's were an era in music of real talent, hard more...8 points

The 50's were an era in music of real talent, hard work and little compensation. The musical artists of the 50's were in the industry for the love of...8 points

1970s Theme Night

Do you have a big birthday coming up? Thinking of more...7 points

Do you have a big birthday coming up? Thinking of having a dinner party? Or just having friends around for a drink and some nibbles? Why not liven it...7 points

Who is Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart

Heart is a combination hard rock and folk music ba more...6 points

Heart is a combination hard rock and folk music band that found success in the mid 1970s when sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson joined the group.<br />
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Their hi...6 points

The Titanic Memorial Cruise

Take a journey back in time, today, on the Titanic more...5 points

Take a journey back in time, today, on the Titanic Memorial Cruise!5 points

Muscle Cars of the 1960s Era

During the sixties,the national highway system gre more...5 points

During the sixties,the national highway system grew, gasoline was plentiful, and the people wanted power and speed. American consumers wanted faster c...5 points

The Flintstones

Guess which one is Fred Flintstone?! The Flintston more...5 points

Guess which one is Fred Flintstone?! The Flintstones, an animated television sitcom that played from 1960 to 1966 was a very popular show! It was prod...5 points

Michelangelo's David

Asked to write a lens about my favorite decade I d more...5 points

Asked to write a lens about my favorite decade I did not chose the 70ies of the 20th century with their wild music and their free life. I did not chos...5 points

1940's Pin-Up Girls

These girls were more then just a poster tacked up more...5 points

These girls were more then just a poster tacked up on a wall or to eye amorously or provocatively - they are what kept our WWII GI's goin', they are w...5 points

Mary Richards and the 70's

There's something about Mary - Mary Richards, that more...5 points

There's something about Mary - Mary Richards, that is.Mary Richards was the young, single, main character of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, which ran from...5 points

Make Do and Mend - From the 1940s

It's seventy years since Britain declared war on G more...5 points

It's seventy years since Britain declared war on Germany after Hitler's troops invaded Poland in 1939. It quickly became apparent that Germany's u-boa...5 points

1920's Style

One of my favorite eras is the 1920's. It was a ti more...4 points

One of my favorite eras is the 1920's. It was a time of cutting loose and having fun. One of the best examples of this was the flapper. She was an ind...4 points

Little House on the Prairie, A Classic Childhood Series

The Little House Series was a phenomenon in the 70 more...4 points

The Little House Series was a phenomenon in the 70s and 80s, but I remember it mostly from the 80s.4 points

Agent Orange

Agent Orange is the code name given for a herbicid more...4 points

Agent Orange is the code name given for a herbicide and defoliant that was used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Viet...4 points

80's Movies

The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuste more...4 points

The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on fil...4 points

Led Zeppelin

I was a child of the 1970s. Music was extremely va more...4 points

I was a child of the 1970s. Music was extremely varied. From the 'Bubblegum' sounds of the Osmonds, Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett, I soon moved to th...4 points

Make Do and Mend - From the 1940s

It's seventy years since Britain declared war on G more...4 points

It's seventy years since Britain declared war on Germany after Hitler's troops invaded Poland in 1939. It quickly became apparent that Germany's u-boa...4 points

My 1960's Transistor Radio

One of the most exciting gifts I received as a you more...4 points

One of the most exciting gifts I received as a young girl was my first transistor radio. I was a child in the 1950's and '60's. It was during that tim...4 points

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was the female voice of the Flower Po more...4 points

Janis Joplin was the female voice of the Flower Power Generation. Born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 19, 1943, Janis was greatly influenced by blue...4 points

Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell, inspired by a congressional speec more...3 points

Norman Rockwell, inspired by a congressional speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, painted the Four Freedoms series.The four paintings, Freedom o...3 points

Seven Style Symbols of the Early 1960s

Between the buttoned-up, 'Father Knows Best' 1950s more...3 points

Between the buttoned-up, 'Father Knows Best' 1950s and the beard-and-bell-bottom 1970s was an incredible decade for fashion: the Sixties. It was one o...3 points

Black Light Posters

Do you remember Black Light Posters? For me this i more...3 points

Do you remember Black Light Posters? For me this is a memory, but for some it is the current day. Even though Black Light Posters were around in the 1...3 points

Scott Joplin: King of the Ragtime Era

Before Jazz, before Blues, there was Ragtime. And more...3 points

Before Jazz, before Blues, there was Ragtime. And the King of Ragtime was musician and composer, Scott Joplin.3 points

The Smurfs Cartoons

The Smurfs, a very popular cartoon TV Show from th more...3 points

The Smurfs, a very popular cartoon TV Show from the 80's is one of my favorites cartoons show. I remember watching the smurfs over and over, especiall...3 points

1950's Poodle Skirt

The Poodle Skirt is a fashion that immediately bri more...3 points

The Poodle Skirt is a fashion that immediately brings to mind the 1950's decade. The interesting thing about the decorated circle skirt is that it was...3 points

The Beatles' and Beach Boys' first albums

Its Friday 22 March , 1963. I've just turned 14 an more...3 points

Its Friday 22 March , 1963. I've just turned 14 and I'm in love with the Beatles. I'm living in Lancashire, in the North of England, about 30 miles fr...3 points

The Hardy Boys

Like so many great things today, jazz, movies with more...3 points

Like so many great things today, jazz, movies with soundtracks, the redefining of a woman's roll in society, art deco, and the Hardy Boys, all have th...3 points

The 1950's: What was NOT to like!

Were the 1950's really as great as a lot of the Ba more...3 points

Were the 1950's really as great as a lot of the Babyboomers seem to remember? Yes, life seemed to be easier, safer and more innocent. I do remember th...3 points

I Love The Swingin' 60s!

There is a long-standing joke (attributed to Jeffe more...3 points

There is a long-standing joke (attributed to Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner) popular among the baby-boomer age group, that goes: 'If you r...3 points

Blue Danube Dishes

I love Blue Danube China Dishes. My Grandmother ha more...2 points

I love Blue Danube China Dishes. My Grandmother had this China pattern, and as soon as I found out I was getting married, I registered for the same pa...2 points

The Partridge Family

I still remember waiting for the night when the Pa more...2 points

I still remember waiting for the night when the Partridge family would be on. I don't remember the particular night or time. But I was always there to...2 points

Dirty Dancing

One of my all time favorite movies is Dirty Dancin more...2 points

One of my all time favorite movies is Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. It isn't just because it is a great movie with an awesome s...2 points

Scrunchies Are The Perfect Hair Accessory

Scrunchies Are The Perfect Hair Accessory The 1980 more...2 points

Scrunchies Are The Perfect Hair Accessory The 1980's was the decade of hair, BIG HAIR. So what decade would be more prefect for the creation of the Sc...2 points

1920s Fashion

There's something about the Haute Couture fashions more...2 points

There's something about the Haute Couture fashions of the 1920s that really appeals to me. It could be the changes that were taking place in society a...2 points

Pac Man Baking

If you were young during the 80s then you would pr more...2 points

If you were young during the 80s then you would probably have played Pac Man at least a couple of times. Pac Man, like the Rubiks Cube, has become a p...2 points

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Choose Your Own Adventure Book Series

I loved the 80's! As a child of that decade, I rem more...2 points

I loved the 80's! As a child of that decade, I remember some things pretty well . . . like the thrill of getting a Cabbage Patch doll for Christmas, t...2 points

Best Music Decade 1980: Remembering the '80s

Remember the '80s? It was a great decade but the s more...2 points

Remember the '80s? It was a great decade but the songs and music were the shooting stars. It is sometimes easier to remember the music than it is the...2 points

Things You Can Do In Platform Shoes

Platform shoes were a revelation. There seemed to more...2 points

Platform shoes were a revelation. There seemed to be no limits to how high they could go - or what you could accomplish in them!Photo used under Creat...2 points

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5 reasons Ghostbusters is the best 80's movie ever!

There are a lot of great 80's movies: Princess Bri more...2 points

There are a lot of great 80's movies: Princess Bride, The Karate Kid, Dirty Dancing, Gremlins, Top Gun, Back to the Future and the list goes on and on...2 points

Def Leppard Video Showcase

Our week 3 Rocket Moms assignment was to create a more...2 points

Our week 3 Rocket Moms assignment was to create a Favorite Decades Lens. My favorite decades are the 70's and 80's . . . and this one spans both (and...2 points

The decade of discovery

Most people hear 'favorite decade' and think of sp more...2 points

Most people hear 'favorite decade' and think of specific decades, the 1950's, 60's, 70's etc.I'm not most people.In a few months I will turn 37, Yes,...2 points

Who is Suzi Quatro?

Suzi Quatro, although American by birth, achieved more...2 points

Suzi Quatro, although American by birth, achieved greater success as a recording artist in the UK and Australia during the 1970s than she did in the U...2 points

Huang Shu Jun

Huang Shu Jun is a Taiwanese musician, singer & more...1 point

Huang Shu Jun is a Taiwanese musician, singer & producer. He is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers. His lyrics wer...1 point

Living The 80's

........the 1980's that is!Welcome to my lens all more...1 point

........the 1980's that is!Welcome to my lens all about the 80's. I hope you enjoy it.1 point

How has the Automobile Changed History?

Although the automobile was being made in Europe a more...1 point

Although the automobile was being made in Europe and America in the late 1800's, it wasn't until the start of the 20th century that they really came i...1 point

18th Century Threshing

Photo Credit: Threshing with hand flailson Flickr, more...1 point

Photo Credit: Threshing with hand flailson Flickr, Creative Commons. Once Garner Rix had cleared enough of his land to plant wheat and oats, he needed...1 point

Tasmanian Tiger

The Tasmanian tiger is also known as the thylacine more...1 point

The Tasmanian tiger is also known as the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf. It is not actually a member of the cat family (tiger) or the dog family (wolf) b...1 point

http://squidoo.com/computers-through-the-decades

How many different computers have you owned and gr more...1 point

How many different computers have you owned and grown to love. I describe the three I have mainly used: Tandy Computer, iMac Computer, and HP Laptop.1 point

Gone With The Wind, My Favorite Novel

Gone With The Wind is a romantic drama. It is set more...1 point

Gone With The Wind is a romantic drama. It is set in Jonesboro and Atlanta Georgia during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. It follows the li...1 point

The 80's Were Our Parenting Years

Our Parenting Years Were Our Best Years and our de more...1 point

Our Parenting Years Were Our Best Years and our decade of parenting is, therefore, my favorite decade. Many people take being parents for granted, but...1 point

The Breakfast Club

I've chosen this movie from the 1980's. It is one more...1 point

I've chosen this movie from the 1980's. It is one of my most favorite movies ever. I had it on video, replaced it with a DVD, and recently acquired a...1 point

Groovy Tie-Dye T-Shirt

Do you remember wearing tie-dye t-shirts? I do. I more...1 point

Do you remember wearing tie-dye t-shirts? I do. I still love the tie-dye t-shirts. The way the colors mix together. Everyone was saying groovy and pea...1 point

Vietnam War Pictures - So We Remember

American involvement in the Vietnam War started as more...1 point

American involvement in the Vietnam War started as early as 1950 with military advisors sent to Vietnam. American troops were in Vietnam from 1965-197...1 point

Jonathan Cain of Journey

Have you ever had someone you admire so deeply tha more...1 point

Have you ever had someone you admire so deeply that it inspires you to pursue your dreams - especially when you are frustrated or discouraged at those...1 point

Rockin' Camporee

Camporees are a great way for scouts to get togeth more...0 points

Camporees are a great way for scouts to get together and learn some new skills and share some ideas and fun with other scout troops. A 1950's Rockin'...0 points

Jukebox Journal

Welcome all Jukebox Junkies to enjoy the journey o more...0 points

Welcome all Jukebox Junkies to enjoy the journey of the jukebox through time in the USA. This journal begins with the original invention of the jukebo...0 points

My favourite decade of the 1900s: the 1950s

The 1900s were very busy years, and so much progre more...0 points

The 1900s were very busy years, and so much progress was made that some people are wishing things were still the way they used to be. Life is so hecti...0 points