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Bar codes introduced in the UK
where i got my info from.Bar codes were made to tell the seller data by varying the widths and spacing’s. -
Beatles Break up
where i got my info from.The Beatles broke up due to several events not just one event. -
Cigarette ads are banned on TV
[Where i got my info from.](New Year's Day.[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_Cigarette_Smoking_Act)The banned of cigarette ads on TV was due because that didn’t show that cigarettes were dangerous and bad for your health. -
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Pentagon Papers
Where i got my info from.The pentagon has released the papers to the public. The New York Times put the papers on the front page of the magazine. -
Attica Prison riot
Where i got my info from.The riot happened because the prisoners wanted better living conditions. The very next day a prissoner was killed and that inraged the prissoners to start a riot. -
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Supreme Court rules against death penalty
Where i got my info from.The death penalty was ruled as constitutional but it does violate many of the states. -
Terrorists Attack at the Olympic Games in Munich
Where i got my info from.Eight of the Palestinian terrorist member started “Black September”. The members raided that house that was housing the Israeli athletes the members killed two of the athletes and took the other nine as hostages. -
Last man in the moon
Where i got my info from.Apollo 17 was the last manned mission that the U.S. had humans go on. -
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Abortion Legalized in U.S.
where i go my info from.There have been more than 50 million abortions in the 39 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized unrestricted abortion on January 22, 1973. -
UPC Barcodes come to US 1973
where i got my info fromUPC Barcodes are generally used to track products in the retail industry. The Universal Product Code (UPC) has been used in the US and Canada since 1973. -
OPEC doubles price of oil
where i got my info from.The boycott and the price hikes combined to push an already stagnating global economy toward recession, and pushed the United States in particular toward its first serious energy shortages in the post-World War II era. -
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National speed limit 55
where i got my info from.The National Maximum Speed Limit of 55 m.p.h. was created in 1974 when Richard Nixon signed the Emergency Energy Highway Conservation Act. Before that, states had been free to set their own speed limits, but the new law threatened to strip federal highway funding from any state straying above the national standard. -
Nixon resigns
where i got my info from.Once the articles of impeachment had been drawn up, Nixon was required to release more tapes, which clearly tied him to the Watergate coverup. On August 8th, he resigned. -
Girls allowed to play ball
where i got my info from.Little League baseball is no longer just for boys. President Gerald Ford signs legislation that officially opens the Little League program to participation by girls. The league sought the changes after it was confronted with numerous lawsuits seeking to open the programs to girls. -
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General Francisco Franco dies
where i got my info from.Paving the way for democratic reforms under his heir, Juan Carlos over the next two years. -
Ford Assasination Attempt 1
where i got my infor from.On the northern grounds of the California State Capitol, Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, drew a Colt M1911 .45 caliber pistol on Ford when he reached to shake her hand in a crowd. There were four cartridges in the pistol's magazine but the firing chamber was empty. She was soon restrained by Secret Service agent Larry Buendorf. Fromme was sentenced to life in prison -
Ford Assasination Attempt 2
where i got my info from.In San Francisco, California, Sara Jane Moore fired a revolver at Ford from 40 feet (12 m) away.[15] A bystander, Oliver Sipple, grabbed Moore's arm and the shot missed Ford.Moore was sentenced to life in prison. She was later paroled from a federal prison on Monday, December 31, 2007 (370 days after Ford's death) after serving more than 30 years. -
West Point admits women
where i got my info from.On October 8, 1975 , the President of the United States signed into law a bill directing that women would be admitted to America ’s service academies. -
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Legionnaire's disease strikes 182, kills 29
where i got my info from.The first appearance of the flu like disease struck at an American Legion convention in Philadelphi. -
Apple computer established
where i got my info from.Established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California, and incorporated January 3, 1977,[7] the company was previously named Apple Computer, Inc., for its first 30 years, but removed the word "Computer" on January 9, 2007. -
Entebbe Air Raid
where i got my info from.Israeli commandos stormed hijacked Air France plane in Uganda's Entebbe Airport, releasing 103 hostages held by a pro-Palestinian terrorist group. -
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Neutron bomb funding began
where i got my info from.The Neutron bomb was an atomic weapon designed to spread radiation to kill people and leave buildings intact. -
Red Dye No. 2 isbanned
wher i got my info from.It was found to cause cancer, so it's use was discontinued, but led to a red dye scare. -
New York City blackout
where i got my info from.July 13th saw a 25 hour blackout in the city, resulting in widespread looting and other disorder, including arson. -
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Hustler Publisher Larry Flynt shot & paralyzed
where i got my info from.Larry Flynt, publisher of the hardcore porno mag HUSTLER, was shot and paralyzed from the waist down by an unknown assailant. There are rumours that the assailant was infuriated by a multi-racial photo spread in one issue of HUSTLER. -
Camp David accords for Middle East peace
where i got my info from.Egypt, Israel and the US met in the presidential retreat in Maryland to hammer out a peace agreement between the two leaders. -
Jonestown massacre
where i got my info from.The suicide and murder of 900 people who drank cyanide in fruit-flavored drink, the leader shot himself. -
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Margaret Thatcher becomes British PM
[where i got my info from.](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher)The Conservatives had taken over the Parliment, and Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to hold the highest office in a European country. -
ESPN starts broadcasting
where i got my info from.ESPN started as an alternative to standard television news broadcasts and the information found in "Sports" sections of newspapers. It launched on September 7, 1979. -
The Greensboro Massacre
where i got my info from.On Nov. 3, a group of Klu Klux Klan members and American Nazi party members attacked a group of Communist Worker's Party members who were gathered for a demonstration that was speaking out against the klan
