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Hamburger Helper invented
Image LinkWebsite LinkHamburger helper is known for their pasta and seasoning mixture. This was introduced in 1970 by General Mills. General Mills wanted this to help housewives make a tasty meal in minutes using ground beef. This product was made during a meat shortage. The meat shortage started when there was a boycott over the unfair pricing of meat. This started to create a “black meat market. The Hamburger Helper has been a favorite to families ever since. -
Break-up of Beatles
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe break- up of the Beatles was a tragic event. They were one of the most popular and influential groups ever. The break-up was a continuous transition. Some of the reasons were the death of their manager, Brian Epstein. Another reason is that each member were having different artistic visions. -
Apollo 13 mission suffers huge setback
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe Apollo 13 was the third mission to the moon. The oxygen stores were worn-out and the command module was not good enough to use. The oxygen tank exploded so the crew went into the lunar module and shut off many sources to conserve power. They only used the moon’s gravity to come back to earth. They thankfully regained radio contact and splashed into the Atlantic Ocean on April 17, 1970. -
Bar codes introduced in the UK
Image LinkWebsite LinkMany years before 1970, the idea of bar codes was spoken about. In 1970, the Logicon Inc. finally developed UGPIC, known as Universal Grocery Products Identification Code. Monarch marking was the first to produce “barcode equipment” for retail trade. The inventor of U.P.C, or Uniform Product Code was George J. Laurer. The bar code was supposed to help make it an easier way to purchase items. Each bar code has a unique code for each item. -
Cigarette ads banned on TV
Image LinkWebsite LinkCigarette advertising was banned on TV in 1971. The advertisements that included tobacco was also not able to advertise till 1986. All the advertising was usually done on billboards, radios, TV, or on magazines which do include an audience under the age of 21. Colleges, schools, and sport events did not allow tobacco or cigarette commercials. -
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Ed
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe Swann vs. Charlotte- Mecklenburg Board of Education was a case in 1971. This was said to desegregate public schools, it did not always have to reflect the district’s racial composition. It also said that all white or all black schools but be in the influence to not result in segregation policies. The most significant part of the case was the “ruling affirmed the role of federal district courts in overseeing operations of local school districts.” -
VCR's introduced
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe VCR, or known as the Video Cassette Recording, was invented in 1971. The first VCR ever made was the Sony-VO 1600. This was affordable and portable. The VCR was targeted for the educational and domestic users. After some time the VCR was improved, and soon the DVD replaced the VCR in 1995. -
Disney World Opens
Image LinkWebsite LinkDisney World finally opened on October 1st 1971. They spent 7 years in the process. In the morning of the first day of Disney World people were driving around fiercely to be the first arrivals. The first day Disney World opened, about 10,000 people came to the grand opening. -
KKK riots in NYC
Image LinkWebsite Link KKK is also known as the Klu Klux Klan. This was a racist group who killed many. They were described as a hate group. On May 9, 1972 KKK held draft riots in NYC. This was concealed anti-black Irish gang violence. This killed thousands of people and caused million dollars of damage. -
Terrorists Attack at the Olympic Games in Munich
Image LinkWebsite LinkDuring the year of 1972, The Munich Massacre held events in Munich, Bavaria, and West Germany. The Israeli Olympic team was hostage by a Palestinian group, Black September. The Palestinians killed The Israeli Olympic Team, Israeli athletes, coaches, and a West German police officer. Finally after the massacre the five members of the eight of Black September were killed. The other three were captured. -
Quaker Oates granola invented
Image LinkWebsite LinkGranola was invented by James Caleb Jackson, who was a New York doctor. This was created to be healthy breakfast. This was the first cold breakfast made in the world on 1972. No one has ever thought of this, Jackson was the first. He changed how he saw in eating breakfast, and made Granola. Once this became a hit, Dr. John Kellogg made a similar product with the same name. -
Last man on moon
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn December 18, 1972 the Apollo 17 was the final mission to the moon. The astronauts did not step on the moon till four hours after landing. They had several tasks to do, but the first was to offload the Lunar Roving Vehicle and other equipment. While they were doing that a fender was accidentally broken off when Gene Cernan hit against it. This resulted with his hammer being caught under the fender which broke off the rear extension. Eugene Cernan was the last man to set foot on the moon. -
Sears Tower Built
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe Sears Tower is a 108 story building in Chicago, Illinois. It used to be the tallest building in the world when it was first build and for 25 years. When it was being built, 350,000 employees were planning and creating the skyscraper. It took three years to build the Sears Tower. It opened on May 3, 1973. In 1996, the Petroonas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, carried the new record of the tallest building, only 29 feet taller than the Sears Tower. -
Floppy Disk invented
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe floppy disk was made in 1973 by IBM. This product was an alternative to buying hardrives, which were expensive back then. The IBM announced their first media as “Type 1 Diskette. There were many different sizes and kinds of floppy disks. There was usually a variety of floppy disks. Some of these kinds of disks were 8-inch floppy disks, 5 ¼ inch disks, and the “Twiggy disk”. -
Wars Power Act
Image LinkWebsite LinkThis law was passed on November 7, 1973. The act was based on to restrict the president’s power to use the military by requiring the executive branch to talk with the Congress before. The reason this act was passed is because the congress never agreed to have war with Korea or Vietnam. United States had war with Korea after Truman sent them without permission. This also was made because of the incident in Korea. -
Endangered Species Act
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe Endangered Species Act was approved on December 28, 1973. This repealed the original Endangered Species Conservation Act. A few things the act did was it did not allow unauthorized taking or possession, provided land for a specific list of animals, and makes programs in each state for endangered species. If you violate the act there are penalties. -
Patty Hearst Kidnapped
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley, California. She was 19 when this date occurred. She was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. The SLA demanded Patty’s family to get every Californian $70 for food. It was a total of $400 million. Once Patty’s father has done what was asked, the SLA still refused to release Patty. On April 3, 1974, it was announced that Patty joined the SLA and was renamed as “Tania" She was soon arrested in September of 1975. -
Post-it Notes Invented
Image LinkWebsite LinkArthur Fry invented the famous post-it-notes. A scientist, named Spencer Silver, created reusable adhesive in 1968. This was used in the post-it-notes later on. Arthur Fry wanted to make a bookmark and used the adhesive on the top of the paper. This soon was used as post-it-notes today. -
Freedome of Information Act
Image LinkThe Freedom of IWebsite LinkFreedom Information Act was “a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States Government.” This act was passed on July 4, 1966 by President Johnson -
Girls playing in Little League baseball
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn August 25, 1974, Sylvia Pressler created Little League Softball for girls. Right after this was created, 30,000 girls joined. This was also towards the women’s rights movement. This program was made three years after the Equal Rights Amendment was passed as well. Today 360,00 girls play softball for school or out of school events. -
Microsoft Founded
Image LinkWebsite LinkMicrosoft was introduced in 1975 after the introduction of the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems Altair, which is the “first computer”. Bill Gates and Paul Allen worked together to make the first PC, called BASIC. Microsoft was built onto every computer device Bill Gates designed. If you look on your computer now, Microsoft is still on it today. -
Push-through tab on can invented
Image LinkWebsite Link“Stay tabs” was invented by Daniel F Cudzik in 1975. This product was meant to prevent injuries like cuts from removable tabs. The lid has a “scored region” and a pull-tab that open the hole by putting pressing onto the “scored region”. -
Catalytic converters invented
Image LinkWebsite LinkCatalytic converters were invented by Eugene Houdry in 1975. This reduced engine pollutants. The EPA limit how much pollution comes out of each car. They made a filter to put less carbon dioxide in the air to prevent gas in air. This was mostly made for the environment. -
Fransico Franco dies
Image LinkWebsite LinkFrancisco Franco was a Spanish dictator. He was ill for five weeks and finally died on November 20,1975. He died at the age of 82. The cause of his death was a heart failure that was aggravated by peritonitis. When people all over the country heard the new they put flags all around. His body rests at the El Pardo Palace. -
Legionnaires Disease
Image LinkWebsite Link The Legionnaires Disease started in 1976 at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel. The Legionnaires disease spread fast. People who were outside near the hotel caught the disease. The disease killed 29 people out of the 182 people who caught the disease. This gives you headaches, muscle pain, bloody coughs, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, loss of appetite, and mental changes like confusion. -
Pop Rocks Invented
Website LinkImage Link On April 1, 1976 the first Apple Computer Company was formed. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak first originated the group. Apple began its first product which was a single circuit board used in a computer. -
Entebbe Air Raid
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn June 27, 1976, a plane left for Paris. The plane was hijacked by two terrorists. The terrorists landed the plane at Uganda. They let all the hostages except the Jews and Israelis free. Three of over hundreds of hostages were killed. -
Mao Tsetung dies
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao Tsetung died. He has been a leader of the Chinese people for 31 years. He died at the age of 82. He suffered the Parkinson’s disease. When statesmen had meetings to visit Mao, they only had a limit of 15 to 20 minutes. -
Sports bra invented
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe sports bra was fist called “jockbra” because the original product was made of cut up jockstraps sewn together. This was invented in 1977 by Lisa Lindahl. It all started when her sister complained about exercising it an every-day bra. Over the years more designs has been made. -
Stars Wars Movie released
Website LinkImage LinkMay 25, 1977 the Star Wars movie was released. This was the most popular and successful movies of all time. The special effects seen on the movie were not seen in most movies at that time. -
New York Ciy blackout
Image LinkWebsite LinkIn July 1977, New York city had a blackout. From air conditioners to lights all over the city shut off. People everywhere responded with violence. Barging into stores and stores set on fire. The police were helpless and had no control over the chaos. -
First Black Miss Universe
Website LinkImage LinkOn July 16, Janelle Commissoing was the first black women to win Miss Universe. She represented Trinidad and Tobago. There has been 25 years of Miss Universe and this was the first a black women one. This was a historical moment. -
Ben and Jerry's Icrecream introduced
Website LinkImage LinkIn 1978 Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened an ice cream parlor in Vermont. This is how they started off their journey. People like their flavors and how to was made by fresh Vermont milk and cream. -
Atlantic City permits gambling
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn May 26, 1978 the first legal casino was opened in Atlanta. The casino used to be an army hospital for wounded soldiers. Thousands of people waited 2 hours till they could enter and gamble. -
Love Canal in New York declared federal disaster
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn August 7, 1978, the Love Canal came to international attention. In 1952 an elementary school was built on top of the dump site. Under the ground was a unfinished canal filled with toxic waste. This spread in neighborhoods and gave diseases. -
Jonestown Massacre
[Website Link](• http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/p/jonestown.htm)[Image Link](http://www.infoplease.com/spot/jonestown1.html)The Jonestown Massacre was in 1978. Earlier a congressman came to see what was happening in Guyana, where the camp was, and helped escape some members. They were killed by the group members before arriving on the plane. Jones thought they had no hope so he made everyone drink a poison grape juice, leaving 918 dead of suicide. Jones shot himself. -
Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn March 28, 1979 a nuclear accident occurred at Three Mile Island. This began with “a failure of a valve in a pump in the cooling system”. The valve was open which released cooling water. This caused the nuclear reactor to overheat. -
Cell Phones invented
Image LinkWebsite LinkThe cell phone was invented on May 1, 1979. It was originally called cellular phones. The cell phone was invented by Charles A. Gladden and Martin H. Parelman. The first commercial of the automated cellular network was launched in Japan in 1979. -
ESPN starts broadcasting
Image LinkWebsite LinkESPN was first broadcasted on September 7, 1979. This is a sport network that went for 24-hours. ESPN stands for Entertainment and Sports Programming. They broadcast football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and more. -
Greensboro Massacre
Image LinkWebsite LinkOn November 3, 1979, the KKK killed 5 people in Greensboro, North Carolina. They shot at blacks, anti-Klan demonstrators, and union organizers. Footage was taken by a police. After they left the police came and arrested protestors.
