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Timeline of the 70’s
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VCR's Introduced
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London Bridge was brought to the U.S
London Bridge was brought to the U.S -
Terrorists Attack at the Olympic Games in Munich
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Pocket Calculators Introduced
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Watergate Scandal Begins
The Watergate crisis begins when four men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C. on the same day that Okinawa is returned from U.S. control back to Japan. -
Abortion Legalized in U.S
The United States Supreme Court ruled in Roe vs. Wade that a woman can not be prevented by a state in having an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy. -
Two defendants of the Watergate trial are convicted
Two defendants in the Watergate break-in trial are convicted. The remaining five defendants had pleaded guilty to the crime two weeks earlier. On April 30, the Watergate affair widens when four members of the Nixon administration; aides H.R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, and Attorney General Richard Kleindienst resign under suspicion of obstructing justice. During Senate hearings on June 25, Dean would admit that the administration had conspired to cover up facts about the case, -
President Nixon signs Legislation
Legislation is signed by President Nixon creating the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area along the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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President Nixon resigns from office
President Richard M. Nixon resigns the office of the presidency, avoiding the impeachment process and admitting his role in the Watergate affair. He was replaced by Vice President Gerald R. Ford, who, on September 8, 1974, pardoned Nixon for his role. Nixon was the first president to ever resign from office. -
Communist forces complete their takeover of South Vietnam
Communist forces complete their takeover of South Vietnam, forcing the evacuation from Saigon of civilians from the United States and the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam. -
The Bicentennial of the United States is celebrated throughout the nation.
The 200th anniversary included Operation Sail in New York City, as well as a Bicentennial Wagon Train that traversed the nation during the year. -
The Viking 1 space probe successfully lands on Mars
It would be followed by a second unmanned Viking II on the Utopia Plains on September 3. The first color photos of the surface of Mars are taken on these flights. -
Microsoft becomes a registered trademark
one year after its name for microcomputer software is first mentioned by Bill Gates to Paul Allen in a letter. -
The New York City blackout
results in massive looting and disorderly conduct during its twenty-five hour duration. -
Human Cloning
In one of the first articles on the subject of human cloning, the New York Post prints an article on the book, "The Cloning of Man" which supposes the cloning of a human being. -
The Iran Hostage Crisis begins
when sixty-three Americans are among ninety hostages taken at the American embassy in Tehran by three thousand militant student followers of Ayatollah Khomeini, who demand that the former shah return to Iran to stand trial.
