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Motion Picture Association of America introduces the rating system (G,M,R,X)
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Richard Nixon wins the presidental election by 500,000 votes.
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Yale University announces it is going to admit women.
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The Farmington Mine Disaster in Farmington, West Virginia, kills seventy-eight men.
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
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The Beatles release their self-titled album popularly known as the
White Album.