Ch.31

Ch.31

Period: Jan 25, 1969 to Jan 25, 1988

Stonewall Riots

Jun 28, 1969

The Stonewall Riots in New York's Greenwich Village spark the gay rights movement.

Kent State

May 4, 1970

Ohio National Guardsmen kill four students at Kent State University.

Twenty-sixth Amendment

Jul 25, 1971

States ratify the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution, giving 18 year olds the right to vote.

SALT I

May 25, 1972

The U.S. and the USSR sings the SALT I accords in Moscow.

Truce

Jan 25, 1973

United States and North Vietnam sign truce.

Nixon

Aug 9, 1974

Richard M. Nixon resigns as president.

Vietnam

Apr 25, 1975

The last evacuation helicopter leaves roof of U.S. embassy in Sagion, South Vietnam.

1976 Election

Nov 25, 1976

Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford in the presidential election.

Panama

Sep 25, 1977

President Carter signs Panama Canal treaties restoring sovereignty to Panama.

Guyana

Jan 25, 1978

Over nine hundred followers of Reverend Jim Jones die in a mass suicide in Guyana.

Soviet Invasion

Dec 25, 1979

The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan leads to the U.S. withdrawal from the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Presidential Election of 1980

Nov 25, 1980

Ronald Reagan wins the presidential election by a landslide.

Hostages

Jan 25, 1981

American hostages in Iran are released after 444 days in captivity.

O'Connor

Sep 25, 1981

Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Equal Rights

Jun 25, 1982

The Equal Rights Amendment fails state ratification.

Grenada

Oct 25, 1983

The U.S. invades Grenada.

Election of 1984

Nov 25, 1984

Ronald Reagan is re-elected president.

Gorbachev

Mar 25, 1985

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.

Iran-Contra

Nov 25, 1986

The Iran-Contra affair is made public.

INF

Jan 25, 1987

Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF treaty at Washington summit.

Election of 1988

Jan 25, 1988

George H.W. Bush defeats Michael Dukakis decisively in the presidential election.