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Stonewall Riots in New York's Greenwich Village Spark gay rights movement.
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US Forces invade Cambodia.
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States ratify 26th amendment to the constitution
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President Nixon visits China.
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US and North Vietnam sign a truce.
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Supreme court orders Nixon to surrender white house tapes.
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Last Evacuation helicopter leaves roof of US embassy in Saigon, SV.
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Nation celebrates bicentennial with fireworks, partiotic music, and a parade of sailing ships.
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President Carter signs Panama Canal treaties restoring sovereighnty to Panama.
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President Carter signs law raising mandatory retirement afe from 65 to 70.
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Iranian militants take fifty three americans hostage in US embassy in Tehran.
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Ronald Reagan wings presidency in a landslide.
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American hostages in Iran releases after 444 days in captivity.
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ERA fails state ratification.
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Soviets shoot down Korean airliner.
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Russia boycotts summer olympics in Los Angeles
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Becomes leader of the Soviet Union.
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Space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing seven astronauts.
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Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF treaty at Washington Summit.
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George HW Bush defeats Michael Dukakis decisively in presidential election.