Major Events After The Vietnam War By sarycapps May 4, 1970 Kent State Shooting Jun 17, 1972 The Watergate Scandal Jan 20, 1973 Gerald R. Ford Feb 4, 1974 Patty Hearst Kidnapping Jul 28, 1976 Tangshan Earthquake Jul 25, 1978 World's First Test-Tube Baby Nov 18, 1978 The Jonestown Massacre Nov 4, 1979 Hostage Crisis Mar 8, 1980 Womens Movement & Sexual Orientation Nov 9, 1989 The Soviet Union