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1970's
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Aswan High Dam Completed
It took 10 years to build. The Aswan High Dam, located on the Nile River just north of the border between Egypt and Sudan, was built to control the frequent cycles of flooding and drought within Egypt. -
Watergate Scandal Begins
The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17th 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. -
Sears Tower Built
At the time of its completion in 1973, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. -
London Bridge Brought to U.S.
The London Bridge which was built in 1820, was dismantled stone by stone and reassembled at Lake Havasu City in Arizona in 1973. The bridge was replaced because it could no longer cope with modern traffic conditions. -
President Nixon Resigns
The watergate scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. -
Civil War in Lebanon
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon, lasting from 1975 to 1990 and resulting in an estimated 120,000 fatalities. Today approximately 76,000 people remain displaced within Lebanon. There was also a mass exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. -
Concorde Jet
Concorde is a retired turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport (SST). It is one of only two SSTs to have entered commercial service. Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercial flights for 27 years. -
Apple Company is formed
On this awful day, the Apple company was founded. Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. -
Jonestown Massacre
The Jonestown cult was founded in 1955 by Indianapolis preacher James Warren Jones. Jones, He based his liberal ministry on a combination of religious and socialist philosophies. 912 followers were given a deadly concoction of purple Kool-Aid mixed with cyanide, sedatives, and tranquilizers. Jones apparently shot himself in the head. -
Iran Takes American Hostages in Tehran
Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981), after a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran. President Carter called the hostages "victims of terrorism and anarchy," adding that "the United States will not yield to blackmail.