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Earth Day
Earth Day was born because the gas in the air was extremly high, and all the people fighting for peace at this time thought this was a crucial point to fight against. -
Kent State Shooting
Armed officials fired into a group standing outside of Kent State University and killed 9 ; wonded 11. -
Watergate
The Watergate scandal is a scandal that brought down Richard Nixon. Several men robbed a luxurios hotel called Watergate. -
Munich Games
The Munich Games were a terrortist attack at the 1972 summer olympics. These atacks killed 2 people and captured 9. -
Vietnam
There was a withdraw of troops from Veitnam and and a realease of 590 POW's. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigned at noon on August 9th from the position of 37th president. His vice president, Gereld R Ford, took over to carry out the rest of his 2 and a half years. -
Gerald Ford
In Sacramento California, a red haired woman named Lynette Fromme, tried to kill President Ford but was taclked to the ground by security when she raised the gun. -
Roots
A African American show aired on Tv which recieved 37 Emmy Award Nominations and won 9. -
Star Wars
Star Wars was released from an unknown man, named George Lucas. He made the highest grossing movie ever, until E.T. came out in 1982. -
Elvis
On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died of cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 42. -
John Paul II
John Paul II was the first non italian pope in more than 400 years. -
3 Mile Island
In 1979 at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in USA a cooling malfunction caused part of the core to melt in the # 2 reactor. -
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was the first Prime Minister for the UK. -
Iran Hostages
A group of Iranian students stormed the US and took 60 American hostages.
