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Period: to
70s era
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First "earth day"
The earth day showed the publics care for the environment and motivated the public to be more environmentally aware -
Occupational Health and safety established
OHS act allowed workers to be protected by law to prevent harm or made companys pay compensation fees. -
President Nixon re-elected
this was in a time of tense battle between republican and democratic views, democrats had lost this battle though in the end Nixon was seen commonly as a crook -
First American space station
Americas first space station named "Skylab" This was after the first american moon landing. Boosted american science -
Vietnam War concludes
after many protests, the Vietnam war was called to a stop. During the war the media was allowed inside the war zone which strongly depicted the horrors of war to the public -
Death of Elvis Presely
Elvis passes away after a heart failure, leaving the music industry in shock.
