1970s Historical, Political, and Social Events In the 1970s, technology was increasing, computer floppy disks were introduced, which were the first storage units on computers, and along with the first microprocessor, started the evolution of home computers, also VCRs were introduced, which you could watch videos on your own time and even tape one onto a VHS tape, Microsoft was founded, and the first pocket calculators were introduced, which made math simple with the click of buttons rather than pen and paper, all of this technology was innovative for every person, keeping track of things and finding information was getting easier, as well as storing information. Sports Plenty of magical events were going on in sports during the 70s, events that are still remembered today and certainly will not be forgotten, incredible feats of strength, pride and the unimaginable. the sport that always stuck out to me the most in the 70s is basketball. Basketball in the 70s could not be predicted, for an example, in the 90s everyone knew that the Bulls were on top and could have predicted them winning the Finals every year, and in the 60s it was the Celtics, but in the 70s, different teams came along and battled out of the blue, there was actually eight different NBA championship winners in the decade, this made the 70s a very interesting year for basketball. Some of the most memorable players were Jerry West …show more content…
In the 1970 NBA finals, Jerry West who played for the Lakers, shot a sixty foot buzzer beater to tie up the game, and little-known fact, the man on the NBA logo is Jerry West himself, he was already well