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Stonewall Riots
Stonewall Riots in New York's Greenwich Village spark gay rights movement -
Astronauts
American astronuats land on the moon in July -
Cambodia
U.S. foreces invade Cambodia in April -
Kent State University
Ohio National Guardsmen fill four students at Kent State University in May -
26th Amendment
States ratify the 26th amendment to the Constitution, giving 18 year olds the right to vote (july) -
President Nixon
President Nixon visits China in February -
SALT I
U.S. and USSR sign SALT I accords in Moscow in May -
Truce declared
U.S. and Vietnam sign a truce in January -
Richard Nixon
President Richard Nixon resigns from his presidency in August -
Saigon, South Vietnam
Last evacuation helicopter leaves roof of U.S embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam -
JImmy Carter
Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford in presidential election -
Panamal Canal
President Jimmy Carter signs Panama Canal treaties restoring sovereignty to Panama -
Mass Suicide in Guyana
Over nine hundred followers of Rev. Jim Jones die in a mass suicide in Guyana (November -
Tehran Hostages
Iranian militants take fifty trhee Americans hostage in U.S. embassy in Tehran -
Ronald Regan
Ronald Regan wins presidency in a landslide -
Tehran Hostages (2)
American hostages in Iran released after 444 days in captivity (January) -
Sandra Day O'Conner
Sandra Day O'Conner becomes first woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice (September) -
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal rights Amendment fails state ratification in June -
Boycott the Olympics
Russia boycotts the summer Olympics in Los Angeles (July) Along with 14 other countries -
Challenger
Space shuttle "Challenger" explodes, killing seven astronauts (January) -
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush defeats Michael Dukakis decisively in presidential election
