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Apollo 13
• Apollo 13 mission suffers huge setback – Apollo 13 launched and when they turned on stirring fans and it caught fire and exploded. They had to relay on the moon to repel it around and then they landed in the South Pacific Ocean and many people thought they did not make it because it took 33seconds longer than normal. -
First Earth Day
• First Earth Day - was designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for earth’s natural aspects. Allegedly Pioneered by John McConnell, Gaylord Nelson (senator from Wisconsin) called for earth day to be held on April 22, 1970. -
18 year olds can vote
18 year olds given the vote –Nixon attempted to get lower age to 18 to vote , failed at state level so congress took up and adopted it. Slogan “old enough to fight, old enough to vote” was coined. List of states that ratified it to pass it
1. Connecticut (March 23, 1971)
2. Delaware (March 23, 1971)
3. Minnesota (March 23, 1971)
4. Tennessee (March 23, 1971)
5. Washington (March 23, 1971)
6. Hawaii (March 24, 1971)
7. Massachusetts (March 24, 1971)
8. Montana (March 29, 1971)
9. Arkansas (March -
London Bridge Brought to US
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Was sold because could not support the increased loads of weight. Robert McCulloch bought the bridge and reconstructed it at Lake Havasu City Arizona and crosses the Bridgewater channel canal. -
U.S. End of Gold Standard
• End of Gold Standard for US Currency – the gold standard was a monetary system used to have currency equal a fixed about of gold. Nixon and 15 advisors ended this on August 15 and had a 90 day wage freeze and this was branded the Nixon Shock. -
Disney World Open
• Disney World Opens – in 1959 he began looking for a new plan for a resort and realized people from other side of Mississippi river didn’t come that much, he used dummy corporations to get 27,443 acres of land. It Opened on October 1 1971, with the magic kingdom -
Watergate Scandal
• Watergate Scandal Begins – Nixon administration tried to cover up his involvement in the attempted burglary of the Democratic National Committee. The scandal began on June 1972 , Nixon denied these accusations but he had tape recordings that the supreme court ordered him to turn over and ultimately he chose resignation instead of most certain impeachment, when Gerald Ford came to the white house he pardoned Nixon. -
Pong Released
NOTE- Month/year correct do not kno day
First successful video game (Pong) launched - Pong Was created by Allan Alcorn and was designed to be like tennis. It was released by Atari inc. in June 1972. This game created a video game revolution , as more and more companies made different versions of pong and made other innovative game ideas -
M*A*S*H premiers
• M*A*S*H T.V. Show Premiers – Premiered September 17, 1972 and ended February 28, 1983, and was based on the movie “MASH” and the book “MASH: a novel about three army doctors”. It is a medical drama/black comedy that takes place in south Korea during the Korean war showing the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. The finale was the MOST watched TV Show episode at the time with 125 million views said by the New York times. -
Sears Tower
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When it was built in 1973 it was the tallest building in the world and held the title till 1998, it was named the ‘Sears Tower’ until 2009 when a London broker got the name rights and it was officially renamed ‘Willis Tower’, on July 16, 2009. -
U.S. Vice President Resigns
During Spiro Agnew’s 5th term as vice president U.S. Attorney’s office in Baltimore Maryland, conducted an investigation on charges of extortion tax fraud, bribery , and conspiracy. In October he was formally charged, he was allowed to plead no contest, if he resigned, in which he did and then Nixon appointed house minority leader Gerald R. Ford to the position. -
Endagered Species Act (ESA)
This Act, Signed By Richard Nixon, was to prevent the extinction of endangered animals. There was declining numbers of bison and passenger pigeons. The Animal that got the most attention out of this was the ‘Whooping Crane’. -
National Speed Limit 55 (NMSL)
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National Maximum Speed Law (NMSL) was a provision in Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that prohibits speed limits higher than 55. This was meant to reduce oil consumption but was not that successful. -
FOIA Freedom of information act - over fords veto
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FOIA-strengthening amendments of Privacy Act of 1974 , by his C.o.S. Donald Rumsfeld that it was unconstitutional he vetoed it, but congress override it. -
Gerald Ford Pardons Nixon
on September 8th 1974 Ford announced his decision to pardon Richard Nixon from any crimes he may have committed. This enraged many Americans that wanted him to go to jail. -
Microsoft Founded
an American multinational corporation, April 4th 1975 in Albuquerque. Microsoft began dominating the market with MS-DOS and then the windows software. Microsoft was created by Bill Gates as C.E.O. and Paul Allen. -
Arthur Ashe Wins Wimbleton
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• Arthur Ashe First Black Man to Win Wimbledon – Arthur Ashe was a professional tennis player born in Richmond and he was the first black man to win Wimbledon , US open , and Australia open. He also won 3 grand slam titles. -
President Ford Assassaination Attempts
• President Ford assassination attempts (2) – while in Sacramento California on September 5 1975, Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme , pointed a colt .45-caliber handgun at ford , but a secret service agent prevented her by blocking the hammer with his thumb. 17 days later Sara Jane Moore pointed a .38-caliber revolver at ford and a former marine Oliver Sipple, deflected her bullet just in time. It missed fords head by 6 inches then hit a wall and ricocheted and hit a taxi driver , only minor wounding him -
Amaranth Red Dye #2 Banned
NOTE-Day/month not accurate
Red Dye #2 is banned – Amaranth (red dye #2) is banned in the U.S.A. by the FDA, because it is a suspected carcinogen , it is a natural dye used in cosmetics and food coloring, it is a reddish brown , dark red to purple water soluble compound, it normally is found as a trisodium salt. -
Apple I launched
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Apple Computer launched – the first apple computer or apple I by the apple computer company. It required a power supply and had 60+ microchips. Only about 200 products were made. -
Chairman Mao Dies
Mao was very sick for a while , then he suffered a heart attack , and it decreased his health even more, then Jiang Qing caused a faster death to Mao by insisting they do stuff they didn’t want to. He was put on life support and then they took it off September 9th because it was easy to remember. 9/9 -
Neutron Bomb
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the neutron bomb is a fission-fusion bomb that is creates high levels of radiation to cause causalities and due to the factor it can penetrate thick metal it is a anti-tank weapon. -
Star Wars Released
was released may 25th by 20th century fox , 3rd highest grossing series only under Hairy Potter and James Bond. Written and directed by George Lucas. Had 2 sequels and 3 prequels. -
Elvis Found Dead
he was severely abusing drugs and had many overdoses , and when he started doing another tour in 1974 he started to deteriorate and by August 17 1977 he was found dead on his bathroom floor and later pronounced dead at 3:30pm -
Nuclear Accident At 3 Miles Island
it was a partial nuclear meltdown , it happened on 3 miles island power plant in Pennsylvania on march 28, which was worst U.S. accident of a power plant in U.S. History. It resulted in small amounts of radioactive gasses and radioactive iodine into environment. -
Pope John Paul II
John Paul II was the Pope From 1978 until he died in 2005,
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John Paul II was the Pope From 1978 until he died in 2005,he was an influential leader in 20th century helping to end the communist party control of Poland and eventually all of Europe. He improved catholic relations with Islam, Judaism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican community, groups. -
Atlantic City Permits Gambling
Atlantic city is in New Jersey and it voted to legalize gambling in 1976 then by the end of decade it was legalized and the hottest tourist area in the U.S.A. and is now known as a hotspot for leisure and gambling. -
Sony Walkman
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Original a portable cassette player but now is audio/video player. It was designed for long airplane flights and wanting to listen to operas. It is one of many Sony Products the name walkman was based on its precursor the ‘pressman’ in witch was a portable tape recorder. -
Jonestown Massacre
informal name for Peoples Temple Agricultural Project in Guyana , it was led by Jim Jones, on November 18,1978 918 people died in the town , a nearby airstrip and George town , 909 people all but 2 died of Cyanide Poisoning in the town , then five people died when members rushed a airstrip including U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan. Then 4 more died in George Town under the command of Jim Jones. -
ESPN Starts Broadcasting
it launched on September 7 with the C.E.O. Chet Simmons, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , focuses mainly on sports related programs and sports scores , and all things sports. It is a cable television network, and still exists today. -
Citations P2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Tower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_Species_Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/ford.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/information-300x300.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ashe
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Citations P3.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford#Assassination_attempts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_(dye)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_bomb
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_IV:_A_New_Hope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II
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Citations P1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World_Resort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_Shock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
