Welding Journal

Can you remember what was going on back in 1974? Maybe you were in elementary school or, perhaps, not yet born. After all, we are talking about 50 years ago. Some history was being made back then, and to set the stage for a look at both the present and the future, it might help to take a small step back to the past.

The world’s population was roughly 3.9 billion in 1974; we are over eight billion now. The year also saw plenty of firsts. The 55 MPH speed limit came to be. The life-saving Heimlich maneuver was ..