The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1970’s)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) is a 1975 film adaption of the British classic rock musical stage play written…
Bell Bottom Pants (1970’s)
Trousers with legs that became wider from the knees downward were very popular in the 1970’s. Called “bell bottom pants”…
Pet Rocks (1970’s)
In April 1975, Gary Dahl, a Los Gatos, California advertising executive, was in a bar listening to his friends complain…
Lemon Twist (or Footsie) Toy (1970’s)
Rarely has a toy reemerged over and over again as a hit "new toy" as the Lemon Twist (or Jingle…
The Frisbee Flying Disc (1970’s)
Flying disc toys have been thrown by people about as long as flat round objects existed. In the United States,…
Streaking (1970’s)
On July 5, 1799, a Friday evening at 7 o'clock, a naked man was arrested at the Mansion House in…
Mood Rings (1970’s)
In 1975, jewelry designer Marvin Wernick accompanied a physician friend to an emergency and marveled when his friend applied thermotropic…
The CB Radio Craze (1970’s)
The CB radio was invented in 1945 by Al Gross, the inventor of the walkie-talkie, who later started the Citizens…
