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1965-1985 Political Timeline
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No injuries were reported.
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Four persons were held in a plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell and the Washington Monument.
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In this issue of American Scientist Henry David Block showed how easy it was to build a computer that learns using just dixie cups and cardboard. Block called his computer G-1 (G is for Golem, the robot slave of Jewish legend). He used the game of Nim to illustrate his subject.
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US performed a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
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The U.S. announced that it would send 3,500 troops to Vietnam.
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Spaghetti-O's were 1st sold.
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By law all US cigarette packs began carrying the warning: "Caution! Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health."
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There were race riots in Chicago.
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Demonstrations against war in Vietnam become widespread throughout US.
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Ronald Reagan was sworn in as Gov. of California.
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Ten Minuteman missiles were mysteriously deactivated at a Montana missile base as an alleged UFO hovered overhead.
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The US sent 10,500 more combat troops to Vietnam
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NASA launched its Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5.
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon
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Nixon asked Congress to halt busing in order to achieve desegregation.
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SALT I signed
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The 1st article exposing Watergate scandal was published by Bernstein and Woodward.
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The United States admitted the accidental bombing of a Hanoi hospital.
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President Nixon resigns
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SALT II signed
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President Carter asked the Senate to delay the arms treaty ratification in response to Soviet action in Afghanistan.
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For the first time, volume on the New York Stock exchange topped the $100 million level as 132.69 million shares were traded.
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TCP/IP became the standard for Internet protocol.
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Harold Washington was sworn in as the first black mayor of Chicago.
