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Cigarette Ads Banned in the US
Actual cigarettes werent banned but the advertising of them were since the Public Health Officials already wanted them to have stronger warning labels and since these ads were aired on radio and televison they feared it was gonna make a major impression on children. -
Disney World Opens in Orlando, Florida
With the success of the Disneyland park the franchise opens up another park which is way more successful than the first. -
Roe v. Wade Passed by Supreme Court
Roe v. Wade was the law if abortion should be legal or illegal and no matter what the decision would be it would forever change the lives of women in the entire country. The law end up passing the Supreme Court and it was legal to have abortions which meant that women's rights to their weren't taken away -
Vice President Spiro Agnew Resigns
VP Agnew was charged with a felony charge of tax evasion and resigned shortly after. President Nixon replaced him with Gerald Ford. -
Heiress Patty Hearst Kidnapped in San Francisco
Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment when she was only 24. A small group called the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) has claimed accountability for her kidnapping. After her kidnapping she was later sentenced to seven years in prison -
The Bardy Bunch Aired its Last Episode
The Brady Bunch was a beloved show many Americans loved to watch. But like many joyful things it had to come to its end -
The Movie Jaws opens in Theaters
When Jaws came to theaters everyone was so eager to watch that some went to go see it mulitple times but this movie did cause people to be scared to swim in the ocean due to fear of getting attacked by a shark. -
Giants Stadium opens in New Jersey
This stadium opened up so the NY Giant and NY Jets can play a bit closer to home and fans of these teams dont have to book plane tickets or travel in their cars to watch their favorite team in person. -
The Accident at 3 Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
The accident at this nuclear power plant was cause due to a cooling malfunction which caused part of the core to melt in Reactor 2. Radioactive gases were released but not enough to cause major health problems. -
The Iranian Hostage Crisis Begins
In Iran there were american soldeirs stationed there and due to thier intervention they were held hostage. 66 US citizens were seized but 52 of them were held hostage.