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The 1970's

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  • Invasion of Cambodia

    Invasion of Cambodia

    Serious of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia by the US. The Goal was to defeat 40,000 VIet Kong.
  • Kent State Shootings

    Kent State Shootings

    occures at Kent State University in Ohio and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio national guard. Four students were killed, 9 others were wounded. This event epitomized the division that the Vietnam War had created in America.
  • Mark Spitz

    Mark Spitz

    Won 7 gold medals in the 1972 summer olympics.
  • The Godfather

    The Godfather

    Film directed by Francis Coppola. Starred by Al Pachino, and Marlon Brando. Based of of a disfunctional mob family.
  • Watergate Break-in

    Watergate Break-in

    Break in at the DNC headquarters in D.C. nixon tried to cover up its involvement.

  • impeachment of Nixon

    The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement.
  • Heiress Patty Hearst kidnapped

    Heiress Patty Hearst kidnapped

    Heiress Patty Hearst kidnapped by a group called the Symbionese Liberation Army. They wanted to use her to get their members out of jail. This plan failed.

  • Nixon resigns

    Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
  • Bill Gates establishes Microsoft

    Bill Gates establishes Microsoft

  • South Vietnam falls to the North Vietnamese

    South Vietnam falls to the North Vietnamese

    Fall of Saigon marked the end of the Vietnam war.
  • America's Bicentenniel is celebrated

    America's Bicentenniel is celebrated

    Series of celebrations durning the mid 1970's that paid tribute to the historical events that lead up to the creation of America.
  • Commodore PET released for retail sale.

    Commodore PET released for retail sale.

    New home and personal computer released in the 1970's. it was a top seller in Canada and in U.S markets. first full featured computer.
  • Democrat Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

    Democrat Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

    39th president and the only president to recieve a prize after leaving office.
  • Majority of Draft Evaders are Pardoned by Jimmy Carter

    Majority of Draft Evaders are Pardoned by Jimmy Carter

    Jimmy Carter keeps his promise and pardons hundreds of thousands of men that evaded the draft.
  • Television Miniseries Roots premieres

    Television Miniseries Roots premieres

    Based of Alex Haley's book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. won 9 emmies and 3rd highest rated t.v program.
  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords

    Signed by Egyptian President Anwer El Sadet and Israeli Prime Minister Menaehem began secret negotiations at camp david.
  • Three Mile Island nuclear accident

    Three Mile Island nuclear accident

    Partial nuclear Meltdown which occured in Dauphin County Pennsylvania.
  • Iran Hostage Crises begins

    Iran Hostage Crises begins

    52 Americans held hostage for 444 days after a group of students supported Iranian Revolution.