Welcome to the Sunday edition of the Street Prophets Coffee Hour, an open thread conveniently located at the intersection of Religion and Politics. To start us out, I thought we might talk about 1975.
In 1975, Gerald Ford (Republican) was president of the United States. The population of the United States was 216 million and life expectancy was 72.6 years.
Events
Some of the events of 1975 included:
--The Vietnam War ended
-- Sony introduced Betamax videotapes and Matsushita / JVC introduced VHS
--The movie Jaws is a blockbuster; other movies include Young Frankenstein, The Godfather Part II, The Return of the Pink Panther
--The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco dies
--Patty Hearst was arrested for armed robbery
--Bill Gates and Paul Allen developed BASIC for the Altair 8800
--the first disposable razor was introduced by BIC
--Congress, in its infinite wisdom, passed The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. Tribes were encouraged to take over programs in education, economic development, and social services.
1975 Bricklin SV-1 Sports Coupe
Built in St. John, New Brunswick, there were 2,100 built. It sold new for $9,780. It was based on the AMC Javelin.
1975 AMC Pacer
This car had a new price of $3,299.
1975 Rupp Centaur
This Rupp was owned by Elvis Presley.
1975 Brian Redman Tasman F2 Chevron B29-BMW
1975 Dexter Brown BMW 3.3Li Art Car
Dexter Brown is widely regarded as one of the most important British automobile artists working today.
Open Thread
This is an open thread: all topics are welcome. Feel free to discuss 1965 and what ever year interests you, including the present one.