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May 31, 2020

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1970s in the US

Created by Kelli Guinn ⟶ Updated 4 Dec 2017 ⟶ List of edits

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President Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia Kent State University Shooting The U.S. Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin resolution John Lennon privately leaves the Beatles US Supreme Court rules unanimously that busing may help to racially desegregate schools Pentagon Papers published Apollo 15 lands on the moon and uses the Lunar Rover vehicle for the first time First CPU "Intel 4004" put on general market President Nixon makes a visit to Communist China and meets with Mao Zedong Start of Watergate Scandal Christmas bombing in North Vietnam HBO is founded Southwest Airlines offers free cocktails for everyone U.S. signs peace pact and pulls troops out of Vietnam Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, legalizing abortion America brokers a cease-fire accord between Israel and Arab States The mobile phone is invented Federal Express (FedEx) began operating Jimi Hindrex dies of an overdose Janis Joplin dies of overdose Pres Nixon Resigns from the Presidency Pres Ford grants Pres Nixon a full pardon Patricia Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army Charles Manson is sentenced to death with four others Walt Disney World officially opens M*A*S*H premeres Beverly Johnson becomes the first black model to be on the cover of Vogue or another other magazine North Vietnamese enter Saigon; War with Vietnam is over Apollo–Soyuz Test Project Pablo Picasso dies Bill Gates and Paul Allen found the Microsoft Wheel of Fortune premiered on NBC The United States celebrates the Bicentennial Jimmy Carter is elected the 39th President Gregg v Georgia Supreme Court rules that death penalty is viable punishment The Viking 2 spacecraft lands on Mars Happy Days premieres Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak Universal Product Codes (UPC) scanned for the first time Steven King writes first novel "Carrie"Jaws becomes the first Blockbuster Ted Bundy is arrested for the first time Dolly Parton wins Female Vocalist of the Year at the Country Music Awards Saturday Night Live begins with host George Carlin Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman debuts Richard Pryor wins Best Comedy Album Charlie's Angels debuts Muppet Show begins with first guest Rita Moreno Disco Era Begins Scientists report genetic engineering techniques to make insulin Elvis Presley is found dead.President Carter pardons Vietnam era draft evaders US joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Star Wars is released to great acclaim and box office (More than Jaws)Joan Crawford dies Atari VCS (Atari 2600) is released Last episode of the Carol Burnett Show Egypt's pres. Anwar Sadat and Israeli premier Menachem Begin sign a "Framework for Peace" after meeting with Jimmy Carter Californians vote Proposition 13 and cut property taxes by 60%Cult leader Jim Jones' followers drink the cool-aide Louise Joy Brown is best known as the world's first "test-tube baby."The Sex Pistols break up Dallas debuts Grease is released; highest grossing live-action musical at the time Pope John Paul II succeeds Pope John Paul I At Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, a nuclear power plant comes close to melting down Feminist artist Judy Chicago debuts "The Dinner Party" sculpture piece Iranian militants seize the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold hostages The Daytona 500 is televised live for the first time Total Solar Eclipse Michael Jackson releases "Off the Wall"Sugarhill Gang debuts Superman comes out in theatres Charles Manson sent a "Get Out of Jail Free" card to his parole board. Didn't work Pres. 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 mission Ronald Reagan is elected president John Lennon is found dead of a bullet wound The Rubic's Cube was introduced

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