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Sesame Street was premiered
Cookie MonsterSesame Street is a long-running kids television show that is well known for it's educational content. The show was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The content was made through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets and animation. It was a big hit and is still broadcated 42 years later. -
National-Wide protest called "Earth Day"
Killing a carMore than 20 million people turned out at thousands of colleges, universities and communities all across America for the first Earth Day, which caused a global environmental reawakening. More than half a billion people in 175 countries now celebrate Earth Day on April 22. -
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created.
SummaryThe EPA, or USEPA is an agency of the U.S. federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by congress. The Agency holds lots of authority and could destroy entire companies if their production methods were unsatisfactory. -
A ban on the Television advertisment of cigarettes goes into effect.
Cigarette AdBefore 1971, most tobacco advertising was legal in the United States and most European nations. During the 1950's and 1960's in America, cigarette brands used to frequently sponser television shows like "To Tell The Truth," and "I've Got a Secret" to advertise cigarette brands. After 1971, they stopped advertising cigarettes in television in America. -
Disney World opens in Florida
Weird Disney CommercialWalt Disney World is a huge entertainment complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is the most popular vacation resort in the world, with an attendance of 52.5 million annually. The property covers 42,000 acres with 24 themed resort hotels, four theme parks, two water parks, four golf courses, and much more. -
President Nixon visits the People's Republic of China
Nixon speechThis was a very important step to normalizing relations between the U.S. and China. It was the first time a U.S. President had visited the PRC, whom considered the U.S. an enemy at that time. The eight day journey and meetings ended 25 years of separation between the two sides. -
Apollo 17 lands on the moon
Boring video of landingApollo 17 was the last United States' lunar landing program. It was also the sixth and the last landing of humans on the moon. It was also the most recent mission where humans traveled past low Earth orbit. The crew was made up of three experienced men that were part of other Apollo missions. Their primaray mission was to sample old lunar highlands, and to investigate possible volcanic activity on the moon. -
OPEC oil embargo
Summary VideoThe members of OPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Companies) proclaimed an oil embargo. By the end of march, the price of oil per barrel quadrupled in America. President Nixon recommended that Americans should lower their speed while driving, and later in the year, congress issued a 55mph speed limit. Smaller and more efficient cars were manufactured because of the lack of oil. Nixon also formed the Energy Department in his cabinet. Factories changed their main energy source to coal -
The 'War powers' Act was signed.
Summary VideoThe 'War Powers' Act was made to check the President's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress. The Act requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. -
The 'Super Outbreak' of tornadoes ravaged the middle east.
Remebering April 3, 1974The 'Super Outbreak' was the second largest tornado outbreak for a 24 hour period. It was the most violent tornadso outbreak ever recorded with 30 F4/F5 tornados recorded. There were 148 tornados recorded in 13 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario. It caused over 600 million dollars worth of damage in the United States alone. -
President Nixon resigns
Nixon's SpeechThe 37th President of the United States of America, Richard M. Nixon was the first and last president to resign from office. (as of 2014) He resigned in the face of certain impeachment and removal from office because of the oil embargo, and the watergate scandal. Nixon addressed the nation with the speach from the Oval Office and was carried live on radio and television. -
Microsoft was established
Introducing a new PresidentMicrosoft, which was started in America, became a huge computer company that is still around today. Today, Microsoft has over 90,000 people working for the company. The company's most recent total annual revenues were nearly 74 billion dollars. -
The Vietnam War Ends
SummaryDespite how the American military had pulled out of the war two years beforehand on March 29, 1973, the War ending was still a big deal. The 10 year war divided the nation of America, Defined a generation, and changed how the U.S. military would operate. 58,282 American soldiers lost their lives and another 303,644 Americans were wounded. Many rejoiced that these numbers would stop increasing for the nations still fighting despite t he fact that Communism had won over Vietnam. -
The Copyright Act of 1976 was put into effect
SummaryThe Copyright Act of 1976 is an American copyright law and is the primary copyright law in the U.S. The Act explains the basic "exclusive rights" of copyright holders and explains the "fair use" on copyrighted works. -
Viking 1 transmits the first close-up image of Mars.
SummaryViking 1, with the help of Viking 2 sent back the first pictures of mar's surface up-close. Viking 1 also took soil samples on the surface to test for life on the planet. No organic molecules were found on the planet. -
The first Star Wars film was produced
Production of the first movieStar Wars is a very popular American-made film by George Lucas and Lucasfilms. The two trilogies inspired many computer and video games, television series, comic books, and novels. Star Wars became, and still is an important part of film and pop culture. -
Elvis Presley Died
Heartbreak Hotel LiveAlso known as the "King of Rock," Elvis was regarded as a very influencial and significant cultural icon of America. He was a very famous, and skilled musician, singer, and actor. He died at age 42 in his home in graceland. 75000 of his fans lined the streets of Memphis for his funeral. -
Double Eagle 2 become the first air balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean
A songDouble Eagle 2 was Piloted by three people: Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman. It took them 137 hours and 6 minutes after leaving Presque Isle, Maine to get to Miserey which is near Paris. They landed in a feild of barely instead of the Le Bourget Airfeild, where they were supposed to land, because the balloon was running out of ballast making it too risky to land over the suburbs of Paris. -
The Three Mile Island nuclear accident occured
35 years laterThe Three Mile Island nuclear accident was a partial nuclear meltdown in one of the two nuclear reactors on the island in Dauphin, County Pennsylavnia. It was the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.Within two days, the evacation zone was extended to a 20 mile radius. 98% of the evacuees returned to their homes within three weeks. The clean-up for the partial meltdown would take 14 years to finish, costing about 1 billion dollars. -
American Airlines Flight 191 crashes
History channelAmerican Arilines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight going from O' Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport. The plane called Mdonnell Douglas DC 10-10 crahsed moments after takeoff from Chicago. It was the deadliest aviation accident so far that happened on U.S. soil. Everyone on board the plane, the 258 passengers and 13 crew, were killed in the crash along with two others on the ground. -
The American Pioneer 11 passes saturn.
SummaryThe Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to visit the planet Saturn. It passed by from a distance of 22000km of the planet. Pioneer 11 discovered Saturn's strong magnetic feild, and two outer rings. Pioneer took and sent back detailed pictures of the planet back to Earth. It was a big big step for astronomers because these were the first-ever close-up shots of Saturn.
