50th Class Reunion Date: OCT 11 2025
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The humble typewriter, with its satisfying clackety-clack, was the king of written communication in 1975. Typists honed their skills, ensuring each letter struck with precision to create documents and manuscripts. Mistakes required a dance of correction tape and white-out fluid. Word processing software arrived as a revelation in the 1980s. Floppy disks, and later, compact disks became the new messengers, allowing documents to be stored and shared with ease. Computers, once the size of rooms, shrunk to fit desks, and typewriters slowly bowed out in reverence. The evolution of calculators tells a story of miniaturization and exponential capability growth. In 1975, calculators with tubes and numerical filaments were cutting-edge, offering basic arithmetic operations. As the years progressed, calculators became pocket-sized companions. By the 2000s, laptops—portable powerhouses—replaced calculators for complex computations and beyond, bringing spreadsheets, programming, and internet access at one’s fingertips. ​ And then, the revolution we hold in our pockets today—the smartphone. By 2025, it had evolved into a supercomputer, eclipsing the imagination of 1975. Its capabilities: a camera, a music player, a navigation system, a personal assistant, and a powerful computer, all within a sleek, palm-sized device. We communicate, create, learn, and share through these tiny screens. The smartphone, with its omnipresent connection to the internet, bridges distances and blurs the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds. ​​ From the mechanical to the digital, from stationary to mobile, the past fifty years have seen technology break boundaries, redefine possibilities, and weave itself into the fabric of everyday life. The journey from 1975 to 2025 is not just a chronicle of change but a testament to human ingenuity and adaptability.
Ah, the past fifty years—a span both fleeting and monumental. From 1975 to 2025, technology has dramatically transformed the way we live, communicate, and interact.
In 1975, telephony was firmly rooted in electro-mechanical systems. Rotary phones, often heavy and bolted to walls, were the primary means of communication, connected through a labyrinth of copper wires and switchboards operated by human hands. Calls were a deliberate endeavor, each number dialed with a satisfying click. Conversations were tethered to a location, whether it was a cozy kitchen corner or a sleek office desk.
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Fast forward to the advent of computerization and fiber optics, and the landscape of telephony began to shift. By the late 1980s, touch-tone phones and answering machines heralded a new era. The 1990s welcomed the digital revolution—fiber optics, pulsing with light, replaced copper, enabling a clarity and speed previously unimaginable. Mobile phones emerged from clunky car-mounted devices to sleek hand-held marvels, untethering conversations from fixed locations.​​
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Top 10 Songs
January - May 1975
Here's a summary of some notable hits from each month in 1975: January 1."Mandy" - Barry Manilow 2."Please Mr. Postman" - The Carpenters 3."One Man Woman/One Woman Man" - Paul Anka and Odia Coates 4."Morning Side of the Mountain" - Donny and Marie Osmond 5."Never Can Say Goodbye" - Gloria Gaynor 6."Fire" - Ohio Players 7."Best of My Love" - Eagles 8."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - Elton John 9."Have You Never Been Mellow" - Olivia Newton-John 10."Lady Marmalade" - Labelle February 1."Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender 2."You're No Good" - Linda Ronstadt 3."Pick Up the Pieces" - Average White Band 4."My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli 5."Nightingale" - Carole King 6."Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John 7."Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton 8."Emma" - Hot Chocolate 9."Express" - B.T. Express 10."Laughter in the Rain" - Neil Sedaka March 1."Best of My Love" - Eagles 2."Some Kind of Wonderful" - Grand Funk Railroad 3."Black Water" - The Doobie Brothers 4."Lonely People" - America 5."Get Dancin'" - Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes 6."Lady Marmalade" - Labelle 7."Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton 8."Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John 9."Have You Never Been Mellow" - Olivia Newton-John 10."Nightingale" - Carole King April 1."Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille 2."Fame" - David Bowie 3."One of These Nights" - Eagles 4."Thank God I'm a Country Boy" - John Denver 5."Jive Talkin'" - Bee Gees 6."Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire 7."Laughter in the Rain" - Neil Sedaka 8."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - Elton John 9."Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender 10."Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Stevie Wonder May 1."Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell 2."My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli 3."Some Kind of Wonderful" - Grand Funk Railroad 4."Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire 5."Jive Talkin'" - Bee Gees 6."Fame" - David Bowie 7."Laughter in the Rain" - Neil Sedaka 8."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - Elton John 9."Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
Fun Facts
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Microsoft was founded: Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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End of the Vietnam War: The fall of Saigon on April 30 marked the end of the Vietnam War.
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First summer blockbuster: Steven Spielberg's movie "Jaws" premiered, changing the film industry forever.
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First personal computer: The Altair 8800 was introduced, sparking the personal computing revolution.
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Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative Party: This marked the beginning of her path to becoming the first female Prime Minister of the UK.
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Helsinki Accords: This agreement aimed to improve relations between the Communist bloc and the West.
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Angola gained independence: Angola achieved independence from Portugal on November 11.
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International Women's Year: The United Nations declared 1975 as International Women's Year to promote gender equality and women's rights.
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King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated: His nephew killed him, leading to significant changes in Saudi Arabian leadership.
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The Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia: Led by Pol Pot, this regime began a brutal period of genocide and repression.
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