1970s timeline

By 19GDRobertson
  • Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nassar dies. Anwar Sadat becomes president

    Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nassar dies. Anwar Sadat becomes president

  • The first issue of the women’s magazine Essence is published.

    The first issue of the women’s magazine Essence is published.

  • Leroy “Satchel” Paige is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. He is the first former Negro Baseball League player to be inducted.

    Leroy “Satchel” Paige is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. He is the first former Negro Baseball League player to be inducted.

  • U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that busing students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation of schools.

    U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that busing students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation of schools.

  • The U.S. Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that had given Presidents Johnson and Nixon sweeping powers in the Vietnam War.

    The U.S. Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that had given Presidents Johnson and Nixon sweeping powers in the Vietnam War.

  • Apollo 15

    Apollo 15

    Apollo 15 lands on the moon and uses the Lunar Rover vehicle for the first time.
  • Five men are caught breaking in to the Watergate Complex where the Democratic Party offices are – the start of the Watergate Scandal.

    Five men are caught breaking in to the Watergate Complex where the Democratic Party offices are – the start of the Watergate Scandal.

  • The National Black Feminist Organization is developed by Eleanor Holmes Norton.

    The National Black Feminist Organization is developed by Eleanor Holmes Norton.

  • U.S. signs peace pact and troops pull out of Vietnam. Bombing of Cambodia stops, ending 12 years of U.S. combat in Southeast Asia.

    U.S. signs peace pact and troops pull out of Vietnam. Bombing of Cambodia stops, ending 12 years of U.S. combat in Southeast Asia.

  • Nixon Resigns

    Nixon Resigns

    Nixon resigns as the president of the United States
  • South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko dies in police custody.

    South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko dies in police custody.

  • The movie Star Wars is released to great acclaim and box office.

    The movie Star Wars is released to great acclaim and box office.

  • Elvis Presley is found dead.

    Elvis Presley is found dead.

  • The world's first test-tube baby is born.

    The world's first test-tube baby is born.

  • Cult leader Jim Jones' followers commit mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.

    Cult leader Jim Jones' followers commit mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.

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