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Nixon Signs "Public Heath Cigarette Smoking Act"
This law banned cigarette advertisement from the radio, newspaper, and television the advertisement made cigarette smoking look cool and people smoked to be cool. -
Public Heath Cigarette Smoking Act
This banned the advertisement of smoking to the public stoping people from endorsing cigarette on tv, the radio, and newspaper.This happended when people found out cigarettes are unheathy -
USA Invades Cambodia
The U.S. army was sent to cambodia to try and hunt out the hidden viet cong there. -
Apollo 14 Lands On The Moon
was the eighth manned mission in the American Apollo program, and the third to land on the Moon. It was the last of the "H missions", targeted landings with two-day stays on the Moon with two lunar EVAs, or moonwalks. -
Apallo 14th Lands on the Moon
Apollo 14 was the eighth manned spaceship in the American Apollo program and the third to land on the Moon. It was the last of the "H missions", targeted landings with two-day stays on the Moon with two lunar EVAs, or moonwalks. -
South Veatnamese Troops Invade Laos
During the Vietnam War, supported by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos. -
Mine Fire
In Idaho a silver mine caught fire an killed 91 people. -
Bogus Bomb Threat
Four troopers of both SAS and SBS are parachuted onto the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, 1,000 miles off Britain in the Atlantic, after a bomb threat, which turns out to be bogus. -
Bomb Explodes in Campbell Barracks
A Red Army bomb explodes in the Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, West Germany; 3 U.S. soldiers were killed. -
Super Bowl 7
Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14–7 at the Los Angeles, which was the the NFL's first perfect season -
Sears Tower Complete
The Sears Tower in Chicago is finished and it was 1,451 it was the world's tallest building. -
Nixon is Caught
U.S. President Richard Nixon's attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, reveals the existence of an 18½-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to Watergate. -
National speed limit 55
Nixon signed the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act, this made the maximum speed limit 55mph no matter what road your on. -
Patty Hearst Kidnapped
One night in california girl named Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her appartmentby a group called the Symbionese Liberation Army. -
Gerald Ford pardons Nixon
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Microsoft Was Founded
Microsoft was founed by Bill Gates ans Steve Jobs in a basement. It wa a software designed to use the internet freely and easier. -
Catilytyc Coverter
The catalytic converter was invented by Eugene Houdry, it was made for oil refining. -
Francisco Franco Dies
He died after suffering for many weeks, he died in Madrid, Spain this shocked people but he cause the of many. -
Apple Computer launched
In 1976 Steve Jobs luanched his own bigger and better company after he split up with Bill Gates which was more user friendly and had no viruses. -
Charman Mao Dies
He died of old age in his 60s. -
Betamax VCR’s released
The betamax was invented it was a magnetic tape reader so people could watch movies on their VCR. -
Star Wars Movie Released
A fantasy Space Move called star wars was released by George Lucas and was an all time favorite if its time. -
New York City blackout
This was one of the largest electricity blackouts ever it effected most of New York. -
Elvis Found Dead
Elvis Was Found dead in his apartment on the bath room floor. -
First Test-Tube Baby Born
The doctors implanted the fertilized egg back into the woman in a shorter time period than they had ever tried. And it work she gave birth to 2 children bt c section. -
John Paul II Becomes Pope
He was a huge influence of ending Communism in Poland and Evenually all of Europe. -
Jonestown Massare
A total of 909 Temple members died in Jonestown, and over 200 murdered children it was a mass suicide. -
Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island
A plant melted down on an island in pennsylvania. -
Sony Introduces the Walkman
The walkman was a portable music player that was used by recording music with cassetes. -
ESPN starts broadcasting
They started broadcasting sports and that was the best thing ever because people didnt have to spend money and go to sporting events they can just stay home. -
Work Sighted
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http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/terrorists/hearst/1.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimmy-hoffa-disappears
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5901250_invented-catalytic-converter_.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax
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