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The First Earth Day
Senator Gaylor Nelson, from Wisconsin, was the founder of Earth Day. Earth Day was started to raise awerness about the environment. -
Kent State
Major School shooting, during the end of the Vietnam War. -
Watergate
Watergate was a big political scandel with Richard Nixon, about illegal activities against the Democratic party. -
The Munich Massacre
Terrorists invaded the Munich Olympic games and killed several people. -
The Vietnam War
The Paris Peace Accord was established which ended the involvement of the United States' military. -
Nixon Resigns
After his near impeachment Nixon resigned from office, saying it was for the good of the country. -
Gerald Ford's assination attempts
President Ford avioded being assinated twice, one by Lynette Fromme and the other by Sara Moore. -
The book Roots
Roots was a big success it had earned a Pulitzer Prize and a television adaptation of the book recieved many awards. -
The beginning of Star Wars
When Star Wars came out it impacted American society very much, it caused a big sicence fiction uproar and the music and sounds from the film became part of life. -
Elvis Presley's death
When the king died it was a sad event, even the president said he had changed the face of American pop culture, thousands of people came to the funeral. -
Pope John Paul the Second
Pope John Paul the second was not his real name, he took his name after the pope before him who was named John Paul and died 33 days sfter being elected. -
3 Mile Island
It was the worst U.S commerical nuclear power plant in history, in Pennsylvania there was mechanical failures. -
Margaret Thatcher
She was the longest serving British Prime Minister and the only female to have the positon. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Sixty-six Americans were held hostage for 444 days. They were released when the Algiers Accord was signed.
