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The First Microcomputer
The Altair 8800 computer is available for sale. It serves as a big step toward the creation of the modern Home Computer. -
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC. -
WUO Strikes
Domestic Terrorist group Weather Underground bombs The U.S. state department in Washington D.C. -
Increase in LGBT rights
Otis Tabler becomes the first Homosexual to work at the American Department of Defense. -
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. -
Girls in Sports
Pennsylvania becomes the first state to allow girls to compete against boys in high school sports. -
Canada's National Symbol
The Beaver becomes the national symbol of Canada. -
Farenheit to Celcius
Environment Canada Swicthes to Degrees Celcius as the standard unit of Measuring temperature. -
CN Tower
Construction of the CN Tower is completed. -
Microsoft
Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allan in Mew Mexico. -
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Kataeb Party kill 27 Palestinians on a Lebanese bus, sparking the Lebanese Civil War. -
Fall of Saigon
NVA and Viet Cong storm Saigon, Vietnam. They Successfully drive out Canadian, American and British Soldiers occupying the city. -
Canada's First School Shooting
School Shooting at Cenntenial Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario. The event eventually led to strict gun control that is still in place today. -
Change in Parliament
The Yukon and The Northwest Territories are officially given seats in Parliament -
FIRA
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces the creation of the FIRA. It was designed to make sure that foreign business deals in Canada would benefit our economy -
Petro-Canada
Petro-Canada is formed. The oil and Gas company still exists today. -
Metric Conversion
Ontario schools begin to teach strictly in Metric units of Measurement. -
Michael Buble
World-Famous Canadian Jazz singer Michael Buble is born. -
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Premieres in the United States. -
Leap in car safety standards
Wearing seatbelts in moving vehicles is made manditory in Ontario.
