1970s People1970s PRODUCTSAMERICA IN THE 70s1970 – The 26th Amendment gives 1975 – Microsoft founded eighteen-year-olds the right to vote1976 – Silent Film Director Fritz Lang 1971 – The computer age begins – frst (Metropolis) dies microprocessor introduced1977 – World’s frst space shuttle dubbed 1972 – Equal Rights Amendment passed “Enterprise” in honor of TV’s Star Trek1973 – The Supreme Court hands down its decision on Roe vs. Wade, 1978 – Menachem Begin and Anwar legalizing abortion Sadat sign Camp David Peace Treaty1974 – Russian Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects 1979 – Three Mile Island disaster25 26