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43 Nations
43 nations ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty -
The Beatles
The Beatles announce they have disbanded -
The U.S invades Cambodia
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Kent State Student Protests
At Kent State University in Ohio staged protests that included setting fire to the ROTC building. The Ohio National Guard was called in, and the guardsmen fired on the student protesters, killing four and injuring nine.
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26th Amendment
the 26th was ratified -
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon papers are published by New York Times -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney world resort opens in Orlando, Florida -
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal begins with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex -
Olympic Games in Munich
A group of eight members of the Black September Palestinian terrorist organization broke into the Olympic Village and took nine Israeli athletes, coaches and officials hostage in their apartments. Two of the hostages who resisted were killed in the first moments of the break-in. The standoff in the Olympic Village lasted for almost 18 hours. -
Richard Nixon
Richard is elected as the president of the United States for his second term -
Roe Vs. Wade
The Supreme Court ruled (7-2) that the regulation of abortion is unconstitutional -
Richard Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon resigns from office in the wake of impeachment in the House of Representatives. -
Gerald ford
Gerald Ford becomes United States president after Nixon resigns -
Birth of Microsoft
Bill Gates and Paul Allen create microsoft -
Vietnam war ends
the war in Vietnam ends -
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
A cult classic, A story of love, hate and adventure -
Serial Killer David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam
He terrorized New York City in a killing spree ultimately claiming six lives. -
Apple computer company
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create the apple computer company -
NASA
Nasa introduces the first space shuttle -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis -
Panama Control
Control of the Panama Canal is returned to Panama from the United States -
Louise Brown
Louise Brown, the very first test tube baby is born -
Isreal and Egypt
They sign the camp David Accords -
The Jonestown Massacre
At the direction of charismatic cult leader Jim Jones 909 members of the People’s Temple died, all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning in a “revolutionary suicide.” They included over 200 murdered children. -
The Three Mile Nuclear
The Three Mile Nuclear incident occurs in Pennsylvania