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Stonewall riots
Riots in Greenwich village spark the Gay liberation movement -
Moon landing
First manned moon landing. Led by US in the space race. -
invasion of cambodia
us forces invade cambodia in an expansion of the war -
Kent State shooting
war protest turns violence and 4 protestors are shot by the national guard -
EPA established
EPA formed in response to support of environmentalism -
Nixon visits china
Nixon visits china in a groundbreaking showing of diplomacy -
SALT I
Salt I talks conclude in regards to ABMs, important step towards Detente -
Watergate Scandal
plumbers arrested while breaking into the Democratic convention's hotel room lead to a nixon scandal and eventual resignation -
Election of 1972
Nixon reelected in landslide over McGovern. -
vietnam truce
North vietnam and USA sign truce to end us involvement in vietnam after intense pressure from US protestors -
October war
the october war between ISrael and Muslim states in the middle east begins, ending a few weeks later in a Israel victory. -
OPEC embargo
opec countries release statement saying they will raise prices 5% every month until their land is given back by israel -
nixon resignation
nixon resigns after finding that enough votes exist to remove him from office -
Election of 1976
Carter defeats Ford due to dislike over Fords policies and pardon of Nixon -
SALT II
agreement to further limit nuclear weapons, falls through due to invasion of afgahn. -
Iran hostage crisis
52 us citizens held hostage at us embassy for 444 days by islamic militants -
Soviet invasion of Afgahnistan
USSR invades afgahnistan in order to establish freindly government. US sees as hostile show of agression -
Reagan election
reagan wins in an landslide victory over Carter -
Iran-contra affair
high ranking reagan officials sell arms to iran and give funds to nicaraguan rebels -
INF treaty
treaty between US and USSR removes missiles from europe and eases tensions
