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Cigarettes are banned on tv
President Richard Nixon signed legislation to banned cigarettes ads on TV. The reason why Nixon banned the commercials was because it interfered with public health problems. -
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Disneyland opens
Opening in Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney opened his own amusement park -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Effects of the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of the President of the United States, Richard Nixon, on August 9, 1974, the first and only resignation of any U.S. President. -
Girls allowed to play little league baseball
Girls are formally permitted to play in the Little League Baseball program, and a Little League Softball program for both boys and girls is created. Bunny Taylor becomes the first girl to pitch a no-hitter.Girls are officially allowed to play little lead baseball. after making it fair. -
Mcdonalds first drive tru
First mcdonalds Drive tru is created. -
Jaws
jawsAmerican horror film, from stephen spielbergproduced 470.7 million copies worldwide.niversal Studios spent 1.8 million developing jaws -
Death Row
Supreme Court rules that death penalty is not inherently cruel or unusual and is a constitutionally acceptable form of punishment. -
Star Wars released
star wars"Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas -
Elvis Found dead
On August 16th, 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead in his upstairs house by his girlfriend. His cause of Death was from an irregular heart-beat. -
Sony introduces the walkman
Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette players, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of former Sony Ericsson mobile phones. The original Walkman introduced a change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones.
