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Stonewall Riots
Police raid a gay bar in New York and begin to start making arrests, which leads to gay onlookers to start a massive riot. -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and others become the first men to ever walk the surface of another astronomical body other than earth. -
Nixon is in
Nixon beats out Humphrey in the election, becoming president. -
Equal Rights Amendment is put through the grinder
The ERA is put up into the air. It's passage would have created no abridgement of rights regardless of race, gender, orientation, and etc. It failed to be passed however. -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal begins to unfold. Nixon's attempt to stay in power backfires and leads to his resignation. -
Roe v. Wade
The case on abortion was waged off a dispute in Texas. It granted women the right to have an abortion, but it must pass the state's requirements for such a thing. -
Israel v Egypt & Syria
Israel fights a war against Egypt and Syria. The Arabs are pushed back, but Israel owes its success to Nixon and Kissenger. -
OPEC cuts
OPEC slashes gasoline and oil production by 5%. Leads to a gas shortage in the U.S. and people freak out. -
Nixon is gone!
Nixon announces his resignation from the presidency over the Watergate Scandal. Had he not, he would have been impeached anyway. -
Jimmy is in
Jimmy Carter wins the presidential election. -
U.S. and China talk
Both countries countries start talking peace, which was a great event at the time. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
An american embassy in Iran is attacked, with the Americans taken hostage. Heavily strains the Carter administration, which would lead to Reagan's election. -
Reagan wins
Reagan is elected over Carter to be president. -
Hostages have been Rescued
The hostages in Iran are released, bringing relief to many. -
First notation of AIDS
The first documented case of what would later turn out to be AIDS is filed. AIDS would later to go on to kill many thousands. -
Israel invades Lebanon
Israel, backed by the U.S., invades and takes over Lebanon. -
Reagan Smash!
The greatest president ever is elected for another glorious 4 years of being in the presidential office. -
INF Treaty is talked about.
Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all intermediate range nuclear missiles in their possesion out of Europe. -
Into Panama we go
U.S. forces invade Panama and arrest Manuel Noriega on drug charges.
