1971 saw Apollo 14 with astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell lifts off on the third successful lunar landing mission. Later that year with Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin rode the lunar rover. Apollo Program
Lunar rover
Walt Disney opens Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest amusment park in the world designed for massive future expansions. Epcot Center opens in 1984. History of Walt Disney World
New stock market index called the Nasdaq debuts. The Nasdaq
Space Hoppers, inflatable orange bouncers with horns for handles though a rip off of England's 1968 Ride-a-roo it became popular and is still around today with Space Hopper races. More on Space Hoppers.
Klackers, a modernized version of conkers that made a very annoying ‘Klick Klack’ sound and lead to dozens of imitations.More on Clackers
Mastermind is a code breaking game invented by Mordecai Meirowitz of Israel and distributed by Invicta Plastics of England. It derives from a much older paper/pencil game called Bulls and Cows. More on how Mastermind works.
Stay Alive is a game for two or four players who pull their levers to drop marbles into the void. Whoever has the last marble on the board wins. How it is played.
Big Birds Blunderproof Walking Letter Set - An educational toy for preschoolers to learn the alphabet.
Mastermind
