1975-1980

By jewett01

  • At the railroad depot in Plains, Georgia, his home town, former Democratic Georgia governor Jimmy Carter opens his campaign headquarters for the 1976 presidential race.

    At the railroad depot in Plains, Georgia, his home town, former Democratic Georgia governor Jimmy Carter opens his campaign headquarters for the 1976 presidential race.

  • Microsoft becomes a registered trademark, one year after its name for microcomputer software is first mentioned by Bill Gates to Paul Allen in a letter.

    Microsoft becomes a registered trademark, one year after its name for microcomputer software is first mentioned by Bill Gates to Paul Allen in a letter.

  • The majority of Vietnam War draft evaders, ten thousand in number, are pardoned by President Jimmy Carter.

    The majority of Vietnam War draft evaders, ten thousand in number, are pardoned by President Jimmy Carter.

  • The United States Senate votes to return the Panama Canal back to Panama on December 31, 1999. A treaty for the return had been signed on September 7 of the previous year, pending approval by the U.S. Congress.

    The United States Senate votes to return the Panama Canal back to Panama on December 31, 1999. A treaty for the return had been signed on September 7 of the previous year, pending approval by the U.S. Congress.

  • The Federal Reserve system changes its monetary policy goals from interest rate based to a money supply target orientation.

    The Federal Reserve system changes its monetary policy goals from interest rate based to a money supply target orientation.