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Apollo13 Huge Setback
Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Ken Mattinglywere assigned to the Apollo 13 mission, which was supposed to land in the moon’s FraMauro region.Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970.That belief was shattered moments later, when an oxygen tankin the spacecraft’s service module exploded. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program -
18 year olds given the right to vote
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution limited the minimum voting age to 18.It was adopted on July 1, 1970. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ted_Kennedy#18_year_old_right_to_vote -
The Beatles Break Up
The Beatles were active from their formation in 1960 to the disintegration of the group in 1970.There were numerous causes for the Beatles' break-up. Including the cessation of touring in 1966, and the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, in 1967, meaning the Beatles were personally involved in financial and legal conflicts.Both George Harrison and Ringo Starr temporarily 'left' the group at various points during 1968–1969 and all four band members had begun working on solo projects by 1970. -
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Cigarette Adds On Tv
President Richard Nixon signs legislation officially banning cigarette ads on television and radio.In 1969, after the surgeon general of the United States released an official report linking cigarette smoking to low birth weight, Congress yielded to pressure from the public health sector and signed the Cigarette Smoking Act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_advertisement -
VCR Introduced
The VCR (videocassette recorder) was introduced by the Sony Corporation, in a Japanese company, in 1971.It started out with a smaller home "videocorder" known as Betamax, which at first competed heavily with the larger VHS (video home system) format.Americans can now watch taped programs whenever they wish and can also fast-forward through commercials, a practice known as "zapping. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Cassette_Recording -
Disney World Opens
The Walt Disney World Resort (also known informally as Disney World) is the world's most-visited entertainment resort.The resort was originally developed by Walt Disney in the 1960s to supplement Disneyland in California.Walt died in 1966 before his original plans were fully realized.Disney World opened on October 1, 1971.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Parks_and_Resorts -
Pong Introduced
Pong was the first game developed by Atari Inc., incorporated in June 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney.In September 1972, Bushnell and Alcorn installed the Pong prototype at a local bar, Andy Capp's Tavern. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(video_game) -
Terrorist Attack The Olymipic Games In Munich
The Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage. Then eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_massacre -
HBO LAUNCHED
Soon afterwards, on November 8, 1972, "The Green Channel" became "Home Box Office".HBO began using a network of microwave relay towers to distribute its programming.The first program and film broadcast on HBO, Sometimes a Great Notion, starred Paul Newman and Henry Fonda.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO -
Sears Tower Built
At the time of its completion in 1973, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years.The Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States and the seventh-tallest freestanding structure in the world. -
Bar Codes Introduced In The U.K. ON Retail Products
In 1973, the United States grocery industry formally established the UPC as the barcode standard for product identification. UPC-A, the ubiquitous retail barcode, is comprised of three parts: a company prefix, a unique product ID number and a check digit.
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Girls are aloud to play little league baseball
From 1951 through 1974, Little League was for boys only.. In 1974, Little League rules were revised to allow participation by girls in the baseball program following the result of a lawsuit filed by the National Organization for Women on behalf of Maria Pepe.Bunny Taylor becomes the first girl to pitch a no-hitter
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nationals speed limit 55
The National Maximum Speed Law (NMSL) in the United States was a provision of the 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour.). It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis.The law's safety benefit is disputed. Some research found that crashes increased and that partial repeal made for safer roads. Other research found a safety benefit.Congress repealed the NMSL in 1995. -
Nixon resigns in 1974
Although Nixon initially escalated the war in Vietnam, he subsequently ended US involvement in 1973.Nixon's second term saw an Arab oil embargo, the resignation of his vice president, Spiro Agnew, and a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal.The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974,
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Microsoft Founded by Bill Gates in 1975
Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s,Paul Allen and Bill Gates, childhood friends with a passion in computer programming, were seeking to make a successful business utilizing their shared skills.Allen came up with the original name of "Micro-Soft," as recounted in a 1995 Fortune magazine article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft -
Jimmy Hoffa Disappearance
Hoffa disappeared at, or sometime after, 2:45 pm on July 30, 1975, from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield Township, a suburb of Detroit. According to what he had told others, he believed he was to meet there with two Mafia leaders—Anthony Giacolone from Detroit, and Anthony Provenzano from Union City, New Jersey and New York City. Investigations revealed that Giacolone and Provenzano were each found not to have been in the vicinity of the restaurant that afternoon. -
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Francisco Franco Dies
Francisco Franco died on November 20, 1975. He was a Spanish military general and head of state of Spain and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain. In July 1974, Franco fell ill from various health problems and soon recovered but one year later he fell ill once again from more health problems including a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. By late October 1975, he fell into a coma and was put on life support. He died on November 20, 1975.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franci -
Karen Ann Quinlan
Karen Ann Quinlan was an important person in the history of the ‘right to die’ controversy in the United States. When she was 21, she became unconscious after arriving home from a party and she stopped breathing twice and she was taken to the hospital. After being kept alive on a ventilator for several months without improvement her parents requested the hospital to allow her to die. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Ann_Quinlan -
Entebbe Air Raid
Operation Entebbe was a hostage-rescue mission carried out by the Israel Defense Forces at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July 4, 1976. They planned to rescue the 248 hostages aboard the hijacked plane, Air France. The raid resulted in the death of all of the hijackers and a few of the Jewish hostages were also killed in the crossfire. The hostages were rescued by Operation Entebbe.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Entebbe -
Mao Tse-tung Dies
Mao Tse-tung died on September 9, 1976 at the age of 82. He was a Chinese revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, poet, political theorist, and leader of the Chinese Revolution. He came into office on March 20, 1943 and held authoritarian control over the nation until his death in 1976.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong -
Star Wars Movie Released
Star Wars: A New Hope was released on May 25, 1977. Star Wars was a very popular movie and so more were made. This episode was the beginning of the Star Wars movies evn though it is the fourth episode. The fifth, sixth, and seventh episodes followed. Then came the first three episodes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars -
New York City Blackout
The New York City Blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of New York City from July 13, 1977 to July 14, 1977. The only neighborhoods in New York City that were not affected were the Southern Queens, and neighborhoods of the Rockaways, which are part of the Long Island Lighting Company System. Unlike other blackouts that affected the region, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977 -
Elvis Found Dead
Elvis was pronounced dead on August 16, 1977 at 3:30 pm at Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was found unresponsive on his bathroom floor. For several years preceding his death, he had been misusing drugs and had several health problems. After his death, his funeral was held at Graceland on Thursday, August 18 where about 80,000 people lined the processional route to Forest Hill Cemetery.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley -
First Test-Tube Baby Born
On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first successful “test-tube” baby was born. The mother was infertile so she had a baby born to her through the in vitro fertilization process. Louise was born and was a healthy normal baby. The success of this experiment gave way to more “test-tube” babies.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Andrews -
Love Canal in New York Declared Federal Disaster
Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York. 21,000 tons of toxic waste was discovered in the neighborhood buried beneath the neighborhood by Hooker Chemical. Potential health problems were first raised by a reporter in July 1978. The property had been sold by Hooker Chemical to the School Board which needed land to build their school on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal -
John Paul II Becomes Pope
John Paul II became Pope on October 16, 1978 and held the office of Pope until he died. John Paul II was one of the most influential leaders of the 20th Century. He was instrumental in ending communism in Poland and eventually all of Europe and he was very accomplished.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II -
Ayatollah Khomeini Returns as Leader of Iran
On February 1, 1979, religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran after 14 years in exile. About five million people lined the streets in order to witness his homecoming of their spiritual leader. He was imprisoned by the Shah in 1963 for opposing the reforms and was expelled the next year to Iraq. Ayatollah Khomeini returned saying, “I will strike with my fists at the mouths of this government. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution -
Greensboro Massacre
On November 3, 1979, five protest marchers were shot and killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party in the Greensboro Massacre. The protest was an attempt by the Communist Workers Party to be able to organize mostly black industrial workers in the area. The marchers that were killed were blacks that were very accomplished and were also civil rights leaders.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_Massacre -
Iran Takes American Hostages in Tehran
On November 4, 1979, Militant Islamic students in Iran stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took more than 90 people hostage. These students demanded that the Shah of Iran be extradited from the US, where he was receiving medical treatment, to stand trial in Iran. Most of the country showed support for this siege and burned American flags among other things. The Shah of Iran never returned to Iran and died in exile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis
