This TV show starring Alan Alda debuted in 1972 and became one of the most popular and longest-running television shows.

'70s president who, as a model, once appeared in "Look" magazine

This man won the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics

You got more of the middle with the introduction of the Double Stuf variety of this cookie

This longish bob cut shares its name with a thick carpet big in the 1970s

This iconic romantic quote came first from Ali MacGraw and then Ryan O'Neal in the movie Love Story

"Houston, we have a problem" was uttered on this troubled spacecraft

This figure skating medalist made her wedge haircut famous while in the Olympics

A comic strip animal with a voracious appetite made his debut in 1978

Ding-dongs is another alternate term for these flared pants popular in the 60s and 70s

This tv show, premiering in 1977, took place on a cruise ship starring weekly guests

This major political event of the decade happened, thanks to a journalistic duo and "Deep Throat"

One story says this 1970s daredevil got his rhyming nickname after crashing his motorcycle while being chased by police as a teen

This beer claimed it "Tastes great, less filling"

The pioneer of hip dance moves such as The Slide, The Pelvis, and The Pole Dance passed away in 1977

The 1970s catchphrase "Dyn-o-mite!" became famous in this sitcom

This 1970s band wore outrageous costumes because of a Swedish tax law allowing deductions for non-street clothes

This Triple Crown winner is considered to be the greatest racehorse of all time

This book so possessed its readers that it was the bestselling horror novel of the decade, and the highest grossing horror movie ever produced

Known as "The Man of a Thousand Glasses", the early 70s were the peak of this pop singer's career

This arcade machine released in 1972 was considered to be the first video game

In the 1970s, this was rampant--raising prices 14% per year--and was declared by the president "public enemy number one"

Victim of a bizarre kidnapping, this heiress to a wealthy publishing company ended up joining her kidnappers' cause

A collectible toy, it premiered in 1976 but almost completely disappeared a year later; it came with instructions for how to train and care for it

Adair, Iowa and Makanda, Illinois placed this cheerful symbol, big in the 70s, on their water towers--