1970

Social

Supreme Court rules that blacks and other minorities are entitled to retroactive job seniority (1976)
Equal Pay Act both men and woman did the same job and got paid equally

Media Issues

1972 Newsround, News channel for children’s.
1972 Emmerdale Farm long running soap on British Soap

Economic

Britons count pence in tens and hundreds ( 1971)
Gas prices in US needed to increase by 35%

Political

1979 Margaret Thatcher first female Prime Minister
Democratic party in HQ leads to a huge crisis
President Richard Nixon’s resignation (1974)