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Post by carol on Apr 22, 2021 14:01:13 GMT -5
A lot of history happened between 1972- 1981 the years The Waltons was originally on, 1971 if you count The Homecoming
There were 4 Presidents. The Homecoming aired on December 19, 1971 and the series began in September 14,1972 both while Richard Nixon was in office, continued through Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and the show ended June 4, 1981 nearly five months into Ronald Regan's first term.
During the run of the Waltons:
We had the Watergate scandal
The Vietnam war was still going on ending in 1975
The Energy Crisis
The last man walked on the moon.
The Iran Hostage Crisis.
Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of Great Britain
The US celebrated it's Bicentennial.
What else can you think of that occured during the original run of The Waltons?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2021 14:16:40 GMT -5
What else can you think of that occured during the original run of The Waltons? 1978 I got my first full-sized horse. 1977 Elvis Died |
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Post by Brenda on Apr 22, 2021 14:29:09 GMT -5
The Jonestown tragedy in November 1978. More than 900 members of a religious cult died in a mass suicide-murder.
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Post by noplacelikehome on Apr 22, 2021 14:44:00 GMT -5
I was married and had to two babies. Was so busy 1978 and later that I never watched the final 3 seasons. I finally watched the final 3 seasons just recently.
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Post by Brenda on Apr 22, 2021 15:19:30 GMT -5
I got married the day before The Homecoming first aired. By the time the series ended 10 years later, I had 3 kids.
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Post by sdw on Apr 22, 2021 15:38:50 GMT -5
The assassination attempt on President Reagan
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Apr 22, 2021 18:15:52 GMT -5
My mum and dad were born!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2021 19:01:51 GMT -5
Apparently watching The Walton's is not a good method of birth control.
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Post by carol on Apr 22, 2021 21:11:45 GMT -5
I started high school in 1979.
Elvis died in 1977
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Post by patriciaanne on Apr 25, 2021 17:34:14 GMT -5
My mum and dad were born! Oh gosh. Now I really feel old. 😮 I graduated from high school. |
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Post by Easton on Apr 25, 2021 19:00:13 GMT -5
Events in Canadian history during run of The Waltons.
1971 - The year The Homecoming, according to the census, Canada's population was 21,568,000. (As of 2020, the population was 37,742,154.)
1972 - Cigarette advertising was banned from television and radio.
1974 - Four women were accepted into the RCMP, the first females ever to become part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
1975 - I graduated Trent University.
- On April 2, the last section, a communications antenna, made the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, the tallest free-standing structure in the world. It no longer holds that record.
For those who seek adventure, the bottom floor of the lower observation deck features a glass floor. Certainly not for the faint-hearted or those prone to vertigo.
For those who enjoy the great outdoors, you can exit the tower from the upper observation deck where you can commune with nature above Lake Ontario and Toronto.
1976 - Capital Punishment was abolished from the Canadian Criminal Code on July 14.
- On July 17, the Summer Olympic Games officially opened in Montreal.
1979 - Two Canadian journalists, Chris Haney & Scott Abbott created Trivial Pursuit.
1981 - The Canadarm was used for the first time on a NASA Space Shuttle Mission.
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Post by patriciaanne on Apr 25, 2021 23:31:07 GMT -5
1973: The iconic twin towers of the World Trade Center were completed in NYC, 1 and 2 World Trade Center, standing at 110 floors each. 14 years later, in 1987, I would go to work above the 100th floor of 2 WTC.
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