Chapter 31 Cooper

Chapter 31

Period: Jan 1, 1969 to Dec 31, 1988

Many things happened

Stonewall riots rock Greenwich

Jun 25, 1969

Gays riot against police- gay rights movements begins.

Moon Landing

Jul 25, 1969

Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.

US invades Cambodia

Apr 25, 1970

Invasion of Cambodia to defeat communists.

Kent State Shootings

May 25, 1970

Vietnam protests turn violent from National Guard.

26th amendment

Jul 25, 1971

States ratify 26th amendment, lowering voting age to 18.

Nixon visits China

Feb 25, 1972

Prez Nixon visits China to do stuff.

Watergate scandal

Jun 25, 1972

White House "plumbers" break into Democratic headquarters in the Watergate complex.

Arab Oil Embargo

Oct 25, 1973

OPEC makes an oil embargo, crippling the US.

Nixon resigns presidency

Aug 25, 1974

Nixon resigns due to criminal charges from watergate scandal.

Last evacuation helicopter leaves Vietnam

Apr 25, 1975

Last helicopter leaves vietnam.

George Bush wins election

Nov 5, 1988

George Bush beats Michael Dukakis