1970 - 1979 By tharris16 Period: Jan 1, 1970 to Dec 31, 1979 1970 May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings Jul 21, 1970 Aswan High Dam completed Jun 17, 1972 Watergate scandal Five men arrested at watergate Sep 5, 1972 Munich Massacare Jan 22, 1973 Wade v Roe decision Legalizes abortion Aug 9, 1974 Nixon resigns from Presidency after Watergate scandal Sep 5, 1975 Gerald Ford assassination attempts in Sacremento Jul 28, 1976 Tangshan Earthquake More than 240,000 people died Aug 16, 1977 Elvis Presley found dead Jul 25, 1978 First Test Tube baby born (Invetrio) Mar 21, 1979 Margaret Thatcher first women prime minister of the UK
