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The Celtic Football Club is founded
The most amazing football club in the world is created -
watergate complex is broken into
5 guys break into the demacratic building in washington leading to a huge coverup. this eventually leads to Nixons resignation. -
Nixon refuses to give up the tapes
Nixon refuses to give up the tapes that hold valuable information. He later gives them up. -
Spiro Agnew resigns
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after charges of taking bribes. He was fined 10,000 dollers for it. -
OPEC oil embargo
OPEC places an oil embargo on the US so we run out of oil.
Prices skyrocket upwards because of this. -
Helsinki Accords
Carter and Russia have a nice talk.they fifure out human rights and other such things -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigns after watergate stuff.
first and only president to resign. -
Khmer Rouge takes over Cambodia
the Communist people take over Cambodia. they are not very nice to the other people -
Carter pardens draft dodgers
Carter pardons all vietnam draft dodgers.
this is a controversial thing as it is still fresh in American lives -
Carter gtives Panama the Panama Canal
Carter gives panama the panama canal. this is a risky move as the panama canal has brought alot of wealth to the US -
Camp David Accords
President Carter acts as the middle man and mediator of this peace treaty between Egypt and Isreal. They were enemies before this and then they were friends. -
US Hostage Crysis
The Iranians angered that there leader fled the country to go to the US a new leader is chosen and they invade the US embassy there and take captive 50 some American paeople. they were all returned home after 444 days. -
USSR invade Afghanistan
The USSR invade Afghanistan. this angers Carter who then desides to boycott thr 1980 O)lympics. -
U.S. boycott the 1980 Olympic Games
After the USSR invaded Afghanistan right after the human rights aggreement and the SALT II treaty. Carter then Renounces the SALT II treaty.