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Invasion of Cambodia
U.S. and Soviet Union invaded Cambodia to neutrilize camps -
Kent State Shooting
Occurred at the University in Ohio and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded. This event epitomized the division that the Vietnam War had created America -
Heiress Patty Hearst kidnapped
kidnapped by the SLAwhich was a terrorist groupt that wanted war aginst -
The film "The Godfather" is released
American film one of the Greatest films in the world cinema -
Watergat Break in
nixon had people to break into the DNC building -
Mark Spitz wins 7 Gold Medals at Olympics in Munich, West Germany
He won Seven Gold Medals in Swimming -
U.S. Supreme rules on Roe v. Wade
Had two state abortion proscuctions pending agianst them -
American Withdrawl from Vietnam
America finally and officiallly pulls out from the Vietnam War -
Gerald Ford becomes Vice President
He became VP after Agnew got criminal charges -
Arab Oil Embargo
Egypt and Syria proclamied a girl embargo after they attacked Isreal -
Congress initiates Impeachment Proceedings against Nixon
Impeached after the Wargate incident -
President Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigned under the Watergate Scandal -
South Vietnam falls to the north Vietnamese
North Vietnamese push a full out attack on South and North wins -
Bill Gates establishes Microsoft
Bill gates left Harvard to establish a newly emerging personal computer -
America's Bicentenniel
The 200th anniversary of Decleration of Independence -
Television Miniseries Roots premeries
An award winning series about a inslaved faimly -
Democrat Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States
established the U.S. diplomatic relations with peoples republic of China -
Majority of Draft Evadersare Pardoned by Jimmy Carter
Pardoned Hundreds to thousands of Draft Dodgers his first day in office -
Commodore PET released for retail sale
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Camp David Accords
a agreement with Isreal to give Sinia to Egypt -
Three Mile Island nuclear accident
a nucler meltdown on a island in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania -
Iran Hostage Crisis begins
Iranin students took 60 U.S. Hostages at the embassy
