60 Nostalgic Photos of the Good Old Days

By | July 23, 2018

The Beatles ... the Original Boy Band

Ah, the good ol’ days. This collection of photos will help remind you of the past when life moved at a different pace and the world was on the edge of new technology. While still clinging to the fifties and sixties, we were creeping closer to the new millennium and the promise of modern advances. Yes, the 1970s was a great time to be alive…just as these photos show. 

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The Beatles remain one of the greatest singing groups of all time. The four lads from Liverpool laid the groundwork for the boy bands that followed, including New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, NSync, Menudo, and One Direction. The screaming teenage girls, the celebrity arm candy, the catchy tunes, the boy hair, and the worldwide tours…the Beatles experienced it all before the next generation of boy bands were even born. 

'70s Gas was Cheap

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It’s true. Gas prices were once that low. In fact, people got upset with the prices crept close to the one dollar mark. During the 1970s, however, two events took place that made Americans rethink their dependency on foreign oil. The first was the 1973 oil crisis during the OPEC oil embargo. During the embargo, oil prices rose from $3 a barrel to $12 a barrel. The second event was the 1979 oil crisis, caused by a reduction in oil output following the Iranian Revolution.