1970s in the US
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Updated: 4 Dec 2017
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Created byKelli Guinn
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President Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia
Kent State University ShootingThe U.S. Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin resolutionJohn Lennon privately leaves the BeatlesUS Supreme Court rules unanimously that busing may help to racially desegregate schoolsPentagon Papers publishedApollo 15 lands on the moon and uses the Lunar Rover vehicle for the first timeFirst CPU "Intel 4004" put on general marketPresident Nixon makes a visit to Communist China and meets with Mao ZedongStart of Watergate ScandalChristmas bombing in North VietnamHBO is foundedSouthwest Airlines offers free cocktails for everyoneU.S. signs peace pact and pulls troops out of VietnamSupreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, legalizing abortionAmerica brokers a cease-fire accord between Israel and Arab StatesThe mobile phone is inventedFederal Express (FedEx) began operatingJimi Hindrex dies of an overdoseJanis Joplin dies of overdosePres Nixon Resigns from the PresidencyPres Ford grants Pres Nixon a full pardonPatricia Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation ArmyCharles Manson is sentenced to death with four othersWalt Disney World officially opensM*A*S*H premeresBeverly Johnson becomes the first black model to be on the cover of Vogue or another other magazineNorth Vietnamese enter Saigon; War with Vietnam is overApollo–Soyuz Test ProjectPablo Picasso diesBill Gates and Paul Allen found the MicrosoftWheel of Fortune premiered on NBCThe United States celebrates the BicentennialJimmy Carter is elected the 39th PresidentGregg v Georgia
Supreme Court rules that death penalty is viable punishmentThe Viking 2 spacecraft lands on MarsHappy Days premieresApple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs and Stephen WozniakUniversal Product Codes (UPC) scanned for the first timeSteven King writes first novel "Carrie"Jaws becomes the first BlockbusterTed Bundy is arrested for the first timeDolly Parton wins Female Vocalist of the Year at the Country Music AwardsSaturday Night Live begins with host George CarlinLynda Carter as Wonder Woman debutsRichard Pryor wins Best Comedy AlbumCharlie's Angels debutsMuppet Show begins with first guest Rita MorenoDisco Era BeginsScientists report genetic engineering techniques to make insulinElvis Presley is found dead.President Carter pardons Vietnam era draft evadersUS joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear WeaponsStar Wars is released to great acclaim and box office (More than Jaws)Joan Crawford diesAtari VCS (Atari 2600) is releasedLast episode of the Carol Burnett ShowEgypt's pres. Anwar Sadat and Israeli premier Menachem Begin sign a "Framework for Peace" after meeting with Jimmy CarterCalifornians vote Proposition 13 and cut property taxes by 60%Cult leader Jim Jones' followers drink the cool-aideLouise Joy Brown is best known as the world's first "test-tube baby."The Sex Pistols break upDallas debutsGrease is released; highest grossing live-action musical at the timePope John Paul II succeeds Pope John Paul IAt Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, a nuclear power plant comes close to melting downFeminist artist Judy Chicago debuts "The Dinner Party" sculpture pieceIranian militants seize the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold hostagesThe Daytona 500 is televised live for the first timeTotal Solar EclipseMichael Jackson releases "Off the Wall"Sugarhill Gang debutsSuperman comes out in theatresCharles Manson sent a "Get Out of Jail Free" card to his parole board. Didn't workPres. Carter imposes an embargo on grain shipments to the USSR and boycotts the Moscow Olympics.The U.S. breaks diplomatic ties with Iran
Then eight Americans are killed when helicopters collide in a rescue missionRonald Reagan is elected presidentJohn Lennon is found dead of a bullet woundThe Rubic's Cube was introduced
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