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Sun., November 18, 2018 |
Washington in the '70s The capital emerges as a world-class city during the decade. |
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Sun., November 18, 2018 |
Washington in the '70s The capital emerges as a world-class city during the decade. |
Share Your Memories
Remember the radio station WHFS, the arrival of the pandas, the Bicentennial, and George Allen joining the Redskins? Share your memories of growing up or living in the Washington, DC area during the 1970s.
Washington in the '70s Slideshow
Protesters participate in one of the May Day rallies in early May, 1971. The rallies comprised a days-long civil disobedience movement against the Vietnam War. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
The 1971 Redskins Cheerleaders. (Photo credit: Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Alumni Association)
Giant Panda from Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. Photo by Jeff Kubina.
DJ Cerphe poses for the camera (Photo courtesy Cerphe Colwell)
Attendees of the 1974 Human Kindness Day festival. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Pedestrians in Georgetown, July 1974. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Walter Fauntroy poses with Taxation Without Representation bumper stickers on July 29, 1975. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; Copyright Washington Post)
In 1975, police officers map their strategy on the trunk of a car. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Construction of the Dupont Circle Metro Station. (Photo courtesy Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
The scene where Maurice Williams was shot during the 1977 Hanafi hostage crisis. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Two women and a young child stand outside a store on 14th Street. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
G. Gordon Liddy speaks at a press conference. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Elvin Hayes has the ball in a Bullets versus Hawks game. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
"The Godfather of Go-go," Chuck Brown. (Photo courtesy Chuck Brown)
Marion and Effi Barry on January 2, 1979, after Mr. Barry was sworn in as mayor. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Featured Songs
The following songs are featured in the show Washington in the '70s.
- Bang a Gong (Get it On) — T-Rex
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) — Marvin Gaye
- Tricky Dicky — Country Joe McDonald
- Sugar Magnolia — Grateful Dead
- Move on Up — Curtis Mayfield
- War — Edwin Starr
- Power To The People — John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band
- Run Through the Jungle — CCR
- Oh Atlanta — Little Feat
- Ain't No Sunshine — Bill Withers
- Rock and Roll Pt. 2 — Gary Glitter
- Love to Love you Baby — Donna Summer
- Blitzkrieg Bop — The Ramones
- Tubular Bells — Mike Oldfield
- You Haven't Done Nothing — Stevie Wonder
- Get-up, Stand-up — Bob Marley and the Wailers
- TSOP — TSOP
- Big Yellow Taxi — Joni Mitchell
- Love Train — The O-Jays
- Young Americans — David Bowie
- Living For The City — Stevie Wonder
- Machine Gun — The Commodores
- The Hustle — Van McCoy
- Brick House — The Commodores
- Love's Theme — Barry White
- Bullets Fever — Nils Lofgren
- Mr. Big Stuff — Jean Knight
- Bustin' Loose — Chuck Brown
- My First, My Last, My Everything — Barry White
Featured People
Interviews with the following people are featured in the show Washington in the '70s.
Discussion Guide
This activity guide, designed for all age groups, provides engaging opportunities to explore Washington D.C. history and culture.
