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1970-1979
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Terrorism!!
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The two identical 110-story towers of the World Trade Center opened in 1970 and went on to become New York City icons and key elements of Manhattan's famous skyline. Once home to almost 500 businesses and approximately 50,000 employees, the World Trade Center towers were tragically destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970.
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• Four students at Kent State University in Ohio slain by National Guardsmen at demonstration protesting incursion into Cambodia.
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Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was successfully launched toward the Moon, but the landing had to be aborted after an oxygen tank ruptured, severely damaging the spacecraft's electrical system. The flight was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. "Jack" Swigert as Command Module pilot and Fred W. Haise as Lunar Module pilot
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The Beatles break up. By the end of the year, each member had released a solo album.
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