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The Altair 8800 computer is available for sale. It serves as a big step toward the creation of the modern Home Computer.
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Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC.
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Domestic Terrorist group Weather Underground bombs The U.S. state department in Washington D.C.
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Otis Tabler becomes the first Homosexual to work at the American Department of Defense.
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Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Pennsylvania becomes the first state to allow girls to compete against boys in high school sports.
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The Beaver becomes the national symbol of Canada.
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Environment Canada Swicthes to Degrees Celcius as the standard unit of Measuring temperature.
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Construction of the CN Tower is completed.
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Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allan in Mew Mexico.
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The Lebanese Kataeb Party kill 27 Palestinians on a Lebanese bus, sparking the Lebanese Civil War.
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NVA and Viet Cong storm Saigon, Vietnam. They Successfully drive out Canadian, American and British Soldiers occupying the city.
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School Shooting at Cenntenial Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario. The event eventually led to strict gun control that is still in place today.
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The Yukon and The Northwest Territories are officially given seats in Parliament
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Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces the creation of the FIRA. It was designed to make sure that foreign business deals in Canada would benefit our economy
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Petro-Canada is formed. The oil and Gas company still exists today.
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Ontario schools begin to teach strictly in Metric units of Measurement.
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World-Famous Canadian Jazz singer Michael Buble is born.
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Saturday Night Live Premieres in the United States.
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Wearing seatbelts in moving vehicles is made manditory in Ontario.
