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1st Earth Day
As a result, on the 22nd of April, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies. -
Kent State shooting
On May 4, l970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. -
Watergate Scandal
The scandal also resulted in the indictment of 69 people, with trials or pleas resulting in 48 being found guilty and incarcerated. These actions included bugging the offices of political opponents and people of whom Nixon or his officials were suspicious. -
Munich Massacre
The Munich Massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games. Eight Palestinian terrorists killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and then took nine others hostage. This was ended by a huge gunfight that left five of the terrorists and all of the nine hostages dead. -
Vietnam-All US troops leave Vietnam
The last remaining American troops withdraw from Vietnam -
Nixon Resigns
Richard Milhous Nixon announced that he will resign as the 37th President of the United States. Vice President Gerald R. Ford of Michigan will take the oath as the new President to complete the remaining 2 1/2 years of Mr. Nixon's term. -
Gerald ford assassination attempts
The Gerald Ford assassination attempt in Sacramento was a September 5, 1975, effort by Charles Manson Family cult member Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme to kill U.S. President Gerald Ford in California. Her gun failed to fire and no one was injured -
Roots Television show
One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots, galvanized the nation, and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue that hadn’t been seen since the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. -
Star Wars
The film series began with Star Wars, released on May 25, 1977. This was followed by two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back, released on May 21, 1980, and Return of the Jedi, released on May 25, 1983 -
Elvis
Elvis died of an over dose becuase his doctor gave him prescriptions that were an unhealthy amount. -
John Paul ll
Oct. 16, is elected 264th pope and bishop of Rome; visit to Assisi is first of 146 trips within Italy; visit to a Rome parish marks start of visits to 317 of Rome's 333 parishes. -
3 Mile Island
The first female prime minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher was a controversial figurehead of conservative ideology during her time in office. -
Margret Thatcher
The first female prime minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher was a controversial figurehead of conservative ideology during her time in office. -
Iran Hostages
On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. The students set their hostages free on January 21, 1981, 444 days after the crisis began and just hours after President Ronald Reagan delivered his inaugural address.
