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First Earth Day celebrated in US.
The United States of America celebrated Earth Day as a National Holiday for the first time in 1970. -
Kent State Shootings
The National Guard was ordered to contain protestors at Kent State University. Shots rang and 4 were killed. -
Giant Pandas come to US.
Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing were given to the US as part of "Panda Diplomacy" from China -
Earthquake in Nicaragua
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit near the capital Managua and killed 10,000. -
US signs ceasefire with Vietcong and North Vietnam.
After many years of war, the US signs treaty with North Vietnam and the Vietcong. This leads to the fall of free South VIetnam. -
The Wounded Knee Incident
The siege of Wounded Knee began when Native American took over in protest. Federal agencies were called in and the siege was ended. 3 were killed. -
Energy crisis begins
Starting in October 1973, gas prices began to soar due to an oil crisis. -
The Yom Kippur War begins.
Syria and Egypt attack Israel on the most sacred Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. -
Richard Nixon resigned fron presidential office.
Due to the Watergate Scandal, Nixon had a choice to make allow the US Congress to impeach him or resign. -
Ford pardons Nixon.
Ford pardons Nixon for criminal charges. This causes uproar in the country. -
Jimmy Carter is inaugurated
The 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, is inaugurated. -
America celebrated the Bicentennial .
The United States celebrates 200 years of freedom after the Declaration of Independence. -
The movie Saturday Night Fever inspires disco fashion.
A movie from 1977 starring John Travolta inspired the disco fashion of the brief era. -
Regents of the University of Califonia vs. Bakke
The US Supreme Court rules that racial quotas are unconstitutional. -
The Three Mile Island Accident
Three Mile Island had a reactor malfunction due to human error. The area was evacuated and the nuclear industry suffered,
