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Beatles
The Beatles break up -
Richard Nixon
U.S. President Richard Nixon orders an invasion of Cambodia, widening the war in Vietnam -
Gulf
The U.S. Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that had given Presidents Johnson and Nixon sweeping powers in the Vietnam War -
Mayor
Kenneth Gibson is elected the first African-American mayor of Newark, NJ. -
Civil Rights
U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that busing students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation of schools. -
China Stay
President Nixon makes an unprecedented eight-day visit to Communist China and meets with Mao Zedong. -
Mobile Phone
The mobile phone is invented -
Feminist
The National Black Feminist Organization is developed by Eleanor Holmes Norton. -
Black Model
Beverly Johnson becomes the first black model on the cover of Vogue or any other major fashion magazine -
Death Penalty
The Supreme Court rules that the death penalty is not inherently cruel or unusual punishment, so it's a constitutionally acceptable form of punishment. -
Black Caucus
The Congressional Black Caucus is established in Washington D.C. -
Ambassador
Andrew Young is the first African-American to become a U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. -
Baby Born
The world's first test-tube baby is born. -
Rap
The Sugar Hill Gang records “Rapper’s Delight.” -
Dinner Party
In art, Judy Chicago debuts "The Dinner Party" sculpture piece in San Francisco with plates and fabric runners honoring 39 important women in history.
