Inventions in this decade make life more entertaining.
Welcome to Tarn's Modern World Hostory Studies Blog. This blog will be use as the media for my social study project. In this project, I've been given a decade from the 20th century, which is 1970s, to research on. I'd be finding facts on the important people, events, inventions, as well as other interesting topics.
Video Game: Pong
source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
Pong; the original arcade game booth.
credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PongVideoGameCabinet.jpg
http://www.pong-story.com/intro.htm
Pong, is often refer as the first video arcade game although it was launched a year after a game called Computer Space. The name ‘Pong’ is a trademark registered by a game company. Pong was developed by William Higinbotham and was very popular at that time for it could be play both at arcade and plugged into home television. It got its name from the sound made when a ball hit the surface because this game is mostly related to bat and ball, for example, table tennis. The term was used to refer to any kind of bat and ball game at that time. After the first generation of Pong during the seventies, pong was upgraded to many versions making it the favorite arcade game of all time.
Barcode is use on almost every product.
Credit:http://www.seeingwithsound.com/
Barcode, which we see on most and every items nowadays, was successfully made in April, 1973. The first scanned barcode was on a Juicy Fruit chewing gum made in June 1974. IBM developed barcode to fulfill the need of the National Retails Merchant Association. The symbol we use for barcode is called UPC code which gives each item a specific code. Barcode help merchant keep track of their retail stock, keep track of items, and it can collect history of sold products. Also, the use of barcode spread wider to oversea shipping product which made it easier to transfer the information.
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The Killing Field (1975-1979)
source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_rouge
Skeletons of victims who died back during the Khmer Rouge time.
Original Picture From- http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/
The Killing Field is in Cambodia. During 1975 to 1979, Cambodia was under the control of Khmer Rouge, an army under command of Pol Pot. The Khmer Rouge tried to close Cambodia from technology so they could return to the golden period of Khmer Empire. Approximately 1.5 million Cambodians died during the rule of Khmer Rouge. This is because the idea of isolating technology, school, and hospitals. Many people died from starvation and sickness, or even executions. Most deaths happened on the land we today call ‘The Killing Field’.
The Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975
source- http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/outprint/nd15txt.htm#edforall
Today, education is widely open for all.
Credit- http://www.mec.edu/
During the 20th century, there were many movements toward equality and fairness leading to many new laws. In the 1975, an act of laws was passed down to protect the rights of children, especially the one with disabilities. This act ensures the right of handicap children and their education. This law enforce that all children should be treated equally and appropriately. It also stated that special service must be included to fulfill the needs. This act made it possible for more children to receive opportunities in education.
The Terracotta Army
source- http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/qt/terracottaarmy.htm
& http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army
The Terracotta Army, an ancient creations that turned into tourist attraction.
credit- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Xian_museum.jpg
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source- http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page126.asp
The first female president of England in her 80th birthday.
original picture-http://www.profindsearch.com/Img/Margaret_Thatcher_80th_Birthday.jpg
Pol Pot
source- http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/pot.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot
Pol Pot, the cruel leader during the 1970s, led a bloody and unsucessful revolution.
credit- http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=19068&rendTypeId=4
Pol Pot, originally named Saloth Sar, was the leader of Khmer Rouge. He gained his position starting in 1975. However, some people described him as a de facto leader which means he wasn’t the leader by law. Pol Pot believed that if everyone is equal, the country would return to its wealthy period again. Therefore, he controlled the country by force, took everyone outside big towns, and commanded that all educated people should be killed. His action caused more than 2 million lives. The Khmer Rouge attempt to bring Cambodia back to its golden age was bloody and unsuccessful. Pol Pot was overthrown by many other leaders. He was put both into jail and under house arrest.
Richard M. Nixon
source-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon#The_Nixon_presidency_.281969.E2.80.931974.29 http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/rn37.html
Richard M. Nixon, the man who contributed to his country to make peace until the last year of his life.
credit- http://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/docs-pix/nixon.jpg
Richard Nixon was elected president in 1969 and lasted in position until 1974. Before that, Nixon served in U.S. army and as the vice president under Dwight Eisenhower. He contributed a lot to United States especially in improving relationship to other country. Nixon’s goal was to make peace. As a president, he visited China and Russia which help strengthen their relationship toward America. Other than that, Nixon withdrew American troops from Vietnam. He made agreement with many countries such as Syria. After the lifelong contribution, Richard Nixon wrote a book about himself and his experiences.
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source-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/World_Trade_Center.html
The twin tower, tallest building during 1972-1973.
credit- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wtc_arial_march2001.jpg
World Trade Center is a complex located in the Lower Manhattan, New York. It is consisted of 7 building including the well-known Twin Tower. It was the tallest building from 1972 with 110 floors in total. World Trade Center was a busy complex with 50,000 people who worked there daily and at least 200,000 people who walk in and out all day. The buildings were known world-wide through media like magazine and television. The World Trade Center was so big it had its own zip code. Despite the popularity, World Trade Center experienced fire in 1975, bombing in 1993, and collapsed in 2001 due to the 9/11 attacks.
Queen
source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band) www.queenonline.com
The four members of Queen.
credit- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:QII.png
‘I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name, but it's very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid. It's a strong name, very universal and immediate. It had a lot of visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations.’ This quote was said by Freddie Mercury, the lead singer. Until today, the name Queen is still popular worldwide. Queen started out as a support act with 3 members known as Smile. Later on, they found Freddie and united as the Queen. The album that took the name Queen around the world was their third, Sheer Heart Attack. However, their all time favorite songs like We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions were debuted in 1977. Queen was well known for their entertaining live concert and many great hits making them not only the most successful band in the seventies but also a legend that still last until today.
We will Rock You (instrument) from Imeem.com
Garfield
source- http://www.garfield.com/about/jim.html
Garfield, the happy cat, who started out as a side character and finally got and Emmy Award.
credit- http://www.oook.cz/garfield
Garfield was originally a comic strip in newspaper. It started when Jim Davis, who grew up with 25 farm cats, decided to make some difference in comic strips. Jim worked as a cartoonist for many years before he decided to work on his own feet with his own ideas. Jim started with characters like bugs and insects. However, he received a critique that people can’t relate to bugs so he turned to animal that he grew up with, cats. Garfield, the fat cat, was the funny side characters. Garfield’s humor got people attracted and was finally made into a Garfield Comic Strips in June 1978. The comic was a big success. Later on, Garfield reputation spread all over in every region of the world. Jim’s Garfield even got his own TV shows that received an Emmy award.
