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Aerosmith is Created
Nicknamed "Bad Boys from Boston" Members: Steven Tyler Joe Perry Tom Hamilton Joey Kramer Brad Whitford 42 years and still performing Next album expected to be released this spring Best-selling American rock band of all time 150 million albums worldwide -
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Kent State Shootings
The Kent State shootings—also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre[2][3][4]—occurred at Kent State University in the U.S. city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis. -
Bhola Cyclone
The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan on November 12, 1970. It was the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times. Up to 500,000 people lost their lives in the storm, primarily as a result of the storm surge that flooded much of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. This cyclone was the sixth cyclonic storm of the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and also the season's strongest. -
Sesame street joins PBS
Sesame street was on a different channel from 1969-1970 but then pbs got it and still has it.
- Television nicknamed "idiot box" for low intellectual shows
- Sesame Street started in 1969 and was an instant success
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Roe Vs Wade
A pregnant single woman went against the state of texas because she wanted to have an abortion but it was illegal because they could only get one if it was recommended by a doctor or to save the mother’s life, neither of which were the case here.
A childless married couple (the Does), the wife not being pregnant, separately attacked the laws, basing alleged injury on the future possibilities of contraceptive failure, pregnancy, unpreparedness for parenthood, and impairment of the wife's health. -
Twin Towers Built
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 in the September 11 attacks. The site is being rebuilt with five new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks. As of November 2011, only one skyscraper has been completed; the other four are expected to be completed before 2020. One building will be the lead at 100 stry -
Hank Aaron Breaks Home-Run Record
Henry Aaron-He holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBI) (2,297) and the most career extra base hits (1,477). Aaron is also in the top five for career hitswith 3,771 (third) and runs with 2,174, which is tied for fourth with Babe Ruth. He is one of only four players to have at least seventeen seasons with 150 or more hits. He also is in second place in home runs (755) and at-bats (12,364), and in third place in games played (3,298). -
The Watergate Scandal
Only President to Resign
Had to resign because of the Watergate Scandal
Officially resigned August 9, 1974 at Noon
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Nixon Impeached / Resigns
Caused the only ever recorded resignation of a president The Seven Conspirators were: John N. Mitchell John Ehrlichman H.R. Haldeman Charles Colson Robert Mardian Gordon C. Strachan Kenneth Parkinson Resulted in the incarceration of 43 people -
The Vietnam War ends
The official ‘Ceasefire’ was signed in 1973 Lost over nine hundred aircrafts and eight hundred trained pilots Took place over the span of 19 years, from 1955-1975 -
Barbara Walters becomes the first female news anchor.
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Star Wars Released
Produced by Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Mark Hamill stars as Luke Skywalker Carrie Fisher stars as Princess Leia Harrison Ford stars as Han Solo For the box office opening weekend in the US, brought in $35,906,661 -
Elvis Dies
December 21, 1970 - Elvis meets President Nixon in the Oval Office March 1, 1975 - wins Grammy for Best Inspirational Performance August 16, 1977 - passed away in Graceland, Tennessee -
Grease is Released in Theaters
June 16, 1978 Produced by Paramount Pictures
John Travolta stars as Danny Zuko
Olivia Newton-John stars as Sandy Olsen
For the box office opening weekend in the US, brought in $8,941,747 -
Iran Hostage Crisis
On November 4, 1979 an angry mob of young Islamic revolutionaries overran the US Embassy Tehran, taking more than 60 Americans hostage.
•Ronald Reagan was sworn into presidency 444 days after the hostages were seized.
•this was the most dramatic in a series of problems facing americans at home and abroad in Carter’s last year of presidency.
