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Watergate
In June of 1972, 5 men broke into the Democratic Narional Committee. The president, Nixon, was involved in this scandal, but his adminisration's tried all they could to cover him up. The men stole a lot of money from the re-election compain, but it was all part of their plan. -
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Eyewitness History
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Nixon Re Elected!
president nixon has been re elected! it wasn’t a surprise at all, and the votes were quite the difference in numbers. he won by a land slide. -
Watergates Break Point
President Nixon was finally caught, and lots of evidence was point at him. They got tape reccordingsof the conversations in the white house between the president and men involved. Nixon would no longer be president. -
Nixon's Done..
nixon resins as president. After all that happened with watergate, he knew he was done with being president. He stepped out of office, and a new president awaited us. -
Saigon Falls
This was the day that the evacuation of the Americans from South Vietnam occured. It was the mark of the end of the Vietnam War. Everyone was trying to get out because they all wanted to live. It was complete chaos, -
Carter Wins!
The peanut farmer from Georgia is now the President Of The United States. He was the former Governer of Georgia. -
Jonh Lennon's Dead!
John Lennon was murdered. Late one night he was outside of his apartment when he was shot 4 times in the back. The shooters name was Mark Chapman. -
OJ Simpson Trial
OJ Simpson was convicted of killing his wife. It was a really long trial, but in the end he was found not guilty of the killings. There was no charges agaist him. -
Challenger Down
Challenger explosion. When going into space, the shuttle was in air for only about 2 minutes and the engine had a malfunction and exploded. Everyone onboard, including the teacher, had died with friends and family watching. -
Chernobyl Disaster
Chernobyl Disaster took place. It was a nuclear plant that had a big reactor problem and thing blew up. It is known as one of the biggest nuclear explosions of time. -
Berlin Wall is Down
Berlin wall comes down. The berlin wall in 96 miles long and seperated east to west. It was announced that you could legally cross the wall, but people soon destroyed it. -
Magic Johnson Has AIDS
Aids was only being shown in homosexuals, but he announced to the world that not only gays would get aids, because he now had it too. This was huge! It made so many more people worried to catch it. -
Internet!
Internet was now being invented. Bill Gates started with Windows and it was widely known, and very popular. -
Bill's Affair
Bill Clinton was confessing an affair he was having with his secretary. This was a big deal. No one had thought the president would ever do such a thing. -
Twin Towers Destroyed
Attack at twin towers. Terrorists attacked the twin towers and killed many people. It began by two hijacking two planes and crashing them into the toweres. Kill lots in the towers, around the towers, and everyone in the plane. -
War Now
Americans Enter Iraq. George Busch sends troops into Iraq. this was due to attacks on 9-11. This war still has not ended today, and it’s 2012.
