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24 Photos of What Breathing Smog Looked Like in the 1970s Vs Now

24 Photos of What Breathing Smog Looked Like in the 1970s Vs Now

Young people have no idea how bad it used to be.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos of the American West Being Won

20 Photos of the American West Being Won

Around 150 years ago, possibly right where you're sitting now, American settlers were busy kicking Native Americans off their land.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of What Living in 1975 Looked Like

25 Photos of What Living in 1975 Looked Like

Coming of age in 1975 meant finding your own direction, your own desires, and your own relationships.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos Of the 1970s Taken to the Max

20 Photos Of the 1970s Taken to the Max

No decade did "distinctive" like the 1970s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos of What Cracking Open a Cool One Looked Like in the 1970s

20 Photos of What Cracking Open a Cool One Looked Like in the 1970s

Drinking is its most fun when you're carefree and devoid of responsibility.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Color Photos of Hard Times 1930's Era Chicago

21 Color Photos of Hard Times 1930's Era Chicago

Like the rest of the United States, Chicago came upon excessively hard times in the 1930s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Photos of What Living in 1973 Looked Like

23 Photos of What Living in 1973 Looked Like

1973 prioritized fun, freedom, and bad decisions.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of What Living in 1976 Looked Like

25 Photos of What Living in 1976 Looked Like

Everyone remembers the bicentennial, but there was more to life in 1976.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos of Life in 1970 That History Class Skipped

20 Photos of Life in 1970 That History Class Skipped

Whether by growing hair, ditching suits, or demonstrating against the Vietnam War, people in the 1970s took social protest into their own hands.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Photos of Life in 1971 That History Class Skipped

21 Photos of Life in 1971 That History Class Skipped

Social protests merged with cultural movements to drive the '70s in a new direction.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos of Life in the 1960s That Scream '60s

20 Photos of Life in the 1960s That Scream '60s

Featuring big hair and big personality, the '60s' aesthetic was unmistakable.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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26 Photos of What It Looked Like to Grow Up in 1976

26 Photos of What It Looked Like to Grow Up in 1976

With the news full of patriotism and the air full of optimism, being a kid totally ruled in the mid to late '70s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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19 Photos Of What It Looked Like To Hitchhike In The 1970s

19 Photos Of What It Looked Like To Hitchhike In The 1970s

Back before the days of "stranger danger" and "true crime documentaries," humans actually trusted one another.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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24 Photos of Life in 1978 the History Books Skipped

24 Photos of Life in 1978 the History Books Skipped

If you grew up in the late 1970s, there's a good chance you consider that period America's golden age.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos Of Life In 1979 The History Books Skipped

25 Photos Of Life In 1979 The History Books Skipped

Many people look at the late '70s as the America's golden age, which makes 1979 the greatest year ever.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos Of What It Looked Like To Be A Party Animal In The 1980s

20 Photos Of What It Looked Like To Be A Party Animal In The 1980s

The 1980s took getting after it to its logical conclusion.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos Of What Life Looked Like In The 1930's From The Decade's Best Photographer

20 Photos Of What Life Looked Like In The 1930's From The Decade's Best Photographer

Dorothea Lange worked to expose injustice with her camera.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos Of What Nightlife Looked Like In The 1970s When The Squares Were Sleeping

20 Photos Of What Nightlife Looked Like In The 1970s When The Squares Were Sleeping

Time to grab some drinks, call your friends, and head out for a night on the town.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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28 Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1918

28 Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1918

With World War I finishing up, the Spanish flu took its place.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Photos of What the World Looked Like In 1963

23 Photos of What the World Looked Like In 1963

1963 will be remembered for the start of Beatlemania, but those who lived it experienced much more.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of What Cracking Open a Cold One Looked Like in the 1970s

25 Photos of What Cracking Open a Cold One Looked Like in the 1970s

Nothing measures up to cracking open a cold one and having a good time with the lads and ladies.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Photos of Life In 1970 the History Books Skipped

21 Photos of Life In 1970 the History Books Skipped

While America sent its young men to fight in a jungle half way around the world, everyone else lived their best life.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 More Photos of the Haves and Have-Nots in the 1930s

20 More Photos of the Haves and Have-Nots in the 1930s

From inner city tenements to dust bowl remnants, hard working Americans found themselves kicked to the curb while elites laughed all the way to the nonexistent banks.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1920

20 Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1920

With the war to end all wars finally over, normality reigned supreme again in 1920.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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24 Photos of Life tn 1974 the History Books Skipped

24 Photos of Life tn 1974 the History Books Skipped

The United States pulled out of the Vietnam war in 1973, allowing many young Americans to experience their adult freedom for the first time.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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