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Kent State University shooting
A shooting of an unarmed college student by the Ohio National Guard -
Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon’s Resignation
Firing White House Counsel John Dean who went to testify before the Senate Watergate Committee, he thought the conversation was being taped in the oval office -
Camp David Accords
A series of agreements signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister -
Three Mile Island Disaster
a most serious accident in the U.S commercial nuclear power plant operating history -
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Iran Hostage Crisis
Iranian students seized the embassy and detained more than 50 Americans, held hostage for 444 days -
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Iran Contra Affair
A secret operation in which the US government secretly sent weapons to an enemy and sent financial aid to a rebel force