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Cigarette ads are banned on TV (1970-1971)
President Richard Nixon signed legislation to banned cigarettes ads on TV. The last broadcast of a cigarette commercial or TV show was on the John Carson Show on January 1st, 1971. The reason why Nixon banned the commercials was because it interfered with public health problems. Cites: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-signs-legislation-banning-cigarette-ads-on-tv-and-radio Picture: http://pdxretro.com/2012/01/banned-from-radio-and-tv-on-this-day-in-1971/ -
The brake up of The Beatles
The break-up of the Beatles was a one of the most popular break-up in history. It almost became a legend for the band or the music. The Beatles started in 1960 and roughly ended in 1970. There were many causes to the break-up of the Beatles. One cause was the death of their manager, Brian Epstein. The Beatles soon came into a legal and in financial conflict. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles'_break-up
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Apollo 13 suffers from a huge setback.
Apollo 13 suffered from an explosion in the tone of the oxygen tanks. The result came out to aborting the mission. Apollo 13 launched on a Saturn V pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on April 11th, 1970. Soon on April 17th, 1970, the crew finally got to land on the moon. Cites: http://www.apolloexplorer.co.uk/apollo13.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 Picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 -
18 year olds given to vote (1970-1971)
On July 1st, 1971, the 26th Amendment was passed stating that anyone over 18 years old can vote. The amendment was adopted in response to student activism against the Vietnam War. It was also partially overruled the Supreme Court’s decision in Oregon vs. Mitchell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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Disney World Open
Opening in Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney opened his own amusement park. Before the opening of the Walt Disney World, about 300,000 people were estimated to be in the Magical Kingdom; when opened. Walt Disney had 2 hotels, 15 stories Contemporary Resort and a Polynesian Village Resort. Cites: http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/DisneyWorldGrandOpen
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China joins the UN -Cite-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972NixonvisittoChina
On October 24, 1945, the Republic of China joined the UN. There were two different groups in China, the Republic of China and The Peoples Republic of China. The Republic of China joined the UN on Oct. 24th, 1945 to council and The Peoples Republic of China joined on Nov. 24th, 1971. The reason for China to join the UN because they wanted to improve their international standing post. Picture: http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/china-etfs-bolstered-by-reserve-cut/ -
Nixon visits China
On February 21st, 1972, Nixon visited China and met Mao Zedong in Beijing, China. Nixon went to China to have a neutral friendship between the US and the Peoples Republic of China. This marked the first time a US president visited the PRC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Nixon_visit_to_China
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HBO Launched
HBO or Home Box Office is a program to watch movies or shows worldwide. It was created by Time Warner, a group that broadcast and created HBO. The website launched on November 8th, 1972. HBO is mostly on the internet, it contains over thousands of movie and television shows. Now, 2012, HBO has over 29 million subscribers in the US. Picture: http://techcrunch.com/2008/09/08/hbo-launches-a-web-video-show/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO
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Last man on the Moon
On December 7th, 1972, Apollo 17th was the eleventh final mission by man in the American Space Program. It launched at 12:33am EST. There were three crew members, Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt. Apollo 17 was the only manned flight beyond Earth’s low orbit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17 -
Abortion legalized in US
On January 22nd, 1973, Roe, a pregnant woman, argued between her doctor, Wade, to get an abortion. She asked from an abortion in the early days of pregnancy to avoid have a child. So, she took this argument into court against the doctor. Later after the argument was settled, she had an abortion and the US made it legalized in the US to have abortions legally. www.safeandlegalinireland.ie
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Paul Getty kidnapped Cites: http://www.newser.com/story/111495/j-paul-getty-iii-dead-at-54.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Getty_III
On July 10th, 1973, John Paul Getty III got kidnapped at Piazza Farnese in Rome. It was approximately 3 am when he got kidnapped. On that day, his family received a ransom note for $17 million dollars in exchange for his safety. Day by day there would be bits of ransom notes demanding for money. John on the other hand was blind folded and imprisoned in a mountain hide out. One of the notes that the kidnapper sent was,"This is Paul's ear. If we don't get some money within 10 days, then the other" -
Endangered Species Act Cites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_Species_Acthttp://www.humanespot.org/endangered?gclid=CObvt6Saj68CFRKBhwodsD1W0g
• On December 28th, 1973, President Nixon signed into law that animals close to extinction are now protected by the law. That means that any animal on the endangered list is now protected by the law. The most critical animals include, Mountain Gorilla, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Snow Leopard, Northern White Rhinoceros, Brown Spider Monkey, California Condor Red Wolf, Chinese Alligator, Giant Panda, Blue Whale, Tasmanian Devil, and the Bonobo. http://www.care2.com/news/member/676129183/959382 -
National Speed Limit 55
On January 2nd, 1974, the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act was passed to prohibit any speed limit higher than 55mph. By the time the law was passed, 12 states already had 55 as the maximum speed limit, 9 states has 50, and 29 had lower that 50 mph. After 5 months, Senator Robert Dole proposed to have the mph to 60 mph; denied. http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/07/14/
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Gerald Ford pardons Nixon
On September 8th, 1974, Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon from being president. Gerald For pardoned Nixon Ford thought that the scandal was going to impact the future of America. Soon, Gerald Ford became president of the United States. http://mitchellarchives.com/richard-nixon-pardoned-for-watergate.htm
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Girls allowed to play Little League Baseball
On November 7th, 1974, Judge Sylvia Pressler opened the program for girls to play on the Little League baseball. Thanks to Sylvia Pressler, 10 girls on the little league made it to the Little League Baseball World Series. http://www.momsteam.com/sports/baseball/general/landmark-decision-allowed-girls-to-play-little-league
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Microsoft Founded
On April 4th, 1975, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, created a multicultural company. Now, Microsoft is a public program for anyone with a computer. According to the 2011 records, there are more than 92,000 workers at Microsoft. http://www.dipity.com/jessiee/20th_Century_American_History_1/
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Saigon Falls to Communism
On April 30th, 1957, Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, fell to the Vietcong. The Vietcong was a Vietnamese supporting group of communist National Liberation. Saigon fell to the Vietcong because South Vietnams President, Duong Van Min, surrendered to the Vietcong to end violence between North and South Vietnam. http://www.navalhistory.org/2010/04/29/operation-frequent-wind-april-29-30-1975/
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Francisco Franco Dies
On November 25th, 1975, Francisco Franco died. Franco died because of Parkinson’s disease. This disease killed him when he was 83 when he died. Parkinson’s disease is a common nervous system disorder when you turn 50.It can even occur in young adults, women and men. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco
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Red No. 2 Food Dye Banned
On February 1st, 1976, Red food dyes #2 was banned. This dye was banned because of the harmful chemicals in it. Without this dye, a lot of things, like food, wouldn’t be the same. Some foods that contain red food dye #2 are, chocolate pudding would be green and artificially flavored grape soda would look blue. http://www.flickr.com/photos/viamoi/2867200833/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_(dye)
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Apple Computer Launched
On April 1st, 1976, Apple Inc. was first launched. The original name for Apple was Apple Computer, but soon the name grew into Apple Inc. This company was a multinational corporation. Apple was known for many technology projects like the Ipod, the Ipad, and the Iphone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. -
Mao Tse-tung Dies
On September 9th, 1976, Mao Tse-tung suffered from a severe heart attack. The death of Mao’s death wasn’t only planed, but he wasn’t instructed on it; the leader of this medical procedure, his last wife, Jiang Qing. The nurses and doctors had orders to move him off his left side; his breathing side. Soon after he was moved, he turned blue and died on September 9th, an easy date to remember, 9/91976. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong#Death:_Mao.27s_final_week_and_days -
Star Wars Relased
"Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars -
New York Blackout
Through July 13-14th, 1977, New York City had electricity black out, it effected most of New York City. The only neighborhoods in New York City that weren’t affected were in Southern Queens and neighborhoods of the Rockaways. The 1977 blackout resulted in disorder and arson. http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/new-york-city-blackout/
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Elvis Found Dead
On August 16th, 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead in his upstairs house by his girlfriend. His cause of Death was from an irregular heart-beat. By the time Elvis got to the hospital, he was dead. http://www.elvispresleynews.com/ElvisDeath.html -
ESPN starts brodacasting
“ESP Network was incorporated on July 14, 1978 for a fee of $91. The trio still had to find a way to broadcast their new sports channel and began their research at United Cable where they were told about a new means of television communication, satellite communication. They were then directed to the Radio Corporation of America.” http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/espn-saturday-sports-block/
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First Test Tube Baby Born
“On November 10, 1977, Lesley Brown underwent the very experimental in vitro ("in glass") fertilization procedure. This time, the doctors implanted the fertilized egg back into Brown in a shorter time period than they had previously tried. At 11:47 p.m. on July 25, 1978, Lesley Brown delivered a five-pound 12-ounce baby girl via Cesarean section. They baby girl was named Louise Joy Brown.” http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/qt/testtube.htm
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Love Canal in New York declared federal disaster
“The Love Canal came from the last name of William T. Love, who in the early 1890s envisioned a canal connecting the Niagara River to Lake Ontario. He believed it would serve the area's burgeoning industries with much needed hydro electricity; however, the power scheme was never completed due to limitations of direct current (DC) power transmission, and Tesla's introduction of alternating current.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal
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John Paul II Becomes Pope
On October 19th, 1978, “Pope John Paul (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the second-longest serving Pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II -
ESPN starts Broadcasting
“ESP Network was incorporated on July 14, 1978 for a fee of $91. The trio still had to find a way to broadcast their new sports channel and began their research at United Cable where they were told about a new means of television communication, satellite communication. They were then directed to the Radio Corporation of America.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ESPN
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Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island
“The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown which occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States on March 28, 1979. It was the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history and resulted in the release of small amounts of radioactive gases and radioactive iodine into the environment.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident -
The Greensboro Massacre
"The Greensboro massacre occurred on November 3, 1979 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Five protest marchers were shot and killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party. The protest was the culmination of attempts by the Communist Workers Party to organize mostly black industrial workers in the area."
