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Apollo 13 mission failed due to a ruptured air tank. All three astronauts on board were safe.
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Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed into a hill, killing all 75 passengers including 37 football team players of the Marshall University near Huntington, West Virginia.
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Voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in the United States.
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E-mail was invented by a US computer engineer, Ray Tomlinson.
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United States President Nixon went to China on a landmark visit.
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HBO (Home Box Office), the subscription cable TV channel, was launched.
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OPEC doubled the price of oil which led to the gas crisis of the 1970s.
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The world's largest building -- the Sears Tower -- in Chicago was completed.
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Abortion is made legal in the US.
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The first portable cell phone call was made in New York City, United States.
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The Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl VIII over the Minnesota Vikings with a score of 24-7.
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Magic Cube, also known as Rubik's Cube, was invented.
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Beverly Johnson became the first black model to appear on the cover page of a major fashion magazine, Vogue.
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US president Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal.
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Gerald Ford takes office and pardons Nixon.
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Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak founded Apple Computers.
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The United States of America celebrated its 200th birthday.
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First personal computer
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The King of Rock and Roll -- Elvis Presley -- died due to an overdose of prescription drugs, that led to a massive heart attack,
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The Camp David Accords were signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat.
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Iranian students stormed the US embassy and held 52 of the 66 people in the embassy hostage for 444 days.
