Daily 70s Spot: Olympic Girls’ Swimming Appeal (1979)

“Without your help we can’t afford to win.” We’ll wrap up a trio of Olympics-related ads with today’s Daily 70s Spot. This commercial for the upcoming ’80 Moscow Olympic Games features 1904 medal winner, Jam Handy and a USA girl’s … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: U.S. Olympic Committee ‘Gold Medallion’ (1978)

“Athletes, they come in all shapes and sizes…” Time to step onto the winner’s podium with our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s an early commercial for the upcoming ’80 Moscow Olympic Games featuring a look at various 1970s Olympic competitors. Spot … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot (Bicentennial Week): Summer Olympics ABC ‘Track & Field’ Promo (1976)

“In the hurdles, South Carolina’s Charles Foster – America’s top hope for gold.” Well, folks this marks the end of Bicentennial Week. I hope you enjoyed the flashback. To close out, here’s an ABC promo for the 1976 Summer Olympics … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot (Bicentennial Week): Summer Olympics ABC ‘Swimming’ Promo (1976)

“The Summer Olympic Games. Up close and personal – the ABC way.” Our Bicentennial Week comes to a close on Sunday. Today and tomorrow I’ll post some Olympics promos for our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s an ABC promo for the … Continue reading

Time covers 1976

In posts past, we took a look at eye-catching Time Magazine covers from 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975. Today, we turn our attention to the year 1976. Major events included the election of US President Jimmy Carter, the … Continue reading

America’s Bicentennial: July 4th, 1976

Happy 4th of July, folks! From 1974 throughout 1976 America was gripped with a “Bicentennial fever” of sorts. It started with the government unveiling the official Bicentennial logo (above) and went on to encompass TV commercials featuring Ben Franklin and … Continue reading