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The 1970s, pronounced "the Nineteen Seventies", was the decade that started on January 1, 1970, and ended on December 31, 1979. This was the eighth decade of the 20th century.
In the Western world, social progressive values that began in the 1960s, such as increasing political awareness and political and economic liberty of women, continued to grow. The hippie culture, which started in the latter half of the 1960s, waned by the early 1970s and faded towards the middle part of the decade, which involved opposition to the Vietnam War, opposition to nuclear weapons, the advocacy of world peace, and hostility to the authority of government and big business. The environmentalist movement began to increase dramatically in this period.
In the United Kingdom with the 1979 elections resulted in the victory of its Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher in 1979. Industrialized countries, except Japan, experienced an economic recession due to an oil crisis caused by oil embargoes by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries. The crisis saw the first instance of stagflation which began a political and economic trend of the replacement of Keynesian economic theory with neoliberal economic theory, with the first neoliberal governments being created in Chile, where a military coup led by Augusto Pinochet took place in 1973.
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May. He also writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun.
From a career as a local journalist in Northern England, Clarkson rose to public prominence as a presenter of the original format of Top Gear in 1988. Since the mid-1990s, Clarkson has become a recognised public personality, regularly appearing on British television presenting his own shows and appearing as a guest on other shows. As well as motoring, Clarkson has produced programmes and books on subjects such as history and engineering. From 1998 to 2000 he also hosted his own chat show, Clarkson.
His opinionated but humorous tongue-in-cheek writing and presenting style has often generated much public reaction to his viewpoints. His actions both privately and as a Top Gear presenter have also sometimes resulted in criticism from the media, politicians, pressure groups and the public.
Morgan James (born November 24) is an American singer and actress. In November 2011, she began starring in the first-ever Broadway revival of Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theatre, in New York City. She is a member of AEA, AFTRA, and SAG.
Born Morgan Grunerud, in Boise, Idaho, Morgan is the daughter of Allen Grunerud and Shellie Harwood. Growing up, Morgan's family moved from Pocatello, ID, to Logan, UT, to Knoxville, TN, and finally to Modesto, CA, where Morgan attended Johansen High School. Upon graduation, Morgan was accepted to The Juilliard School, in New York City, where she received her BM in Voice. Morgan made her Broadway debut in The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, in 2010.
James' vocal range runs from G above high C to E below middle C. She started voice lessons and singing in choirs when she was 13. As a solo artist, James has performed at popular New York City nightspots such as Birdland Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, Dominion, Joe's Pub, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and Rockwood Music Hall. She performs songs from several genres, including blues, classical jazz, soul, R&B and rock and roll. She cites Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Donny Hathaway, and Etta James as influences.