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Kent State Shooting
4 students were shot when a gun accidentally went off. 9 were additionally injured. -
Watergate
Who: Richard Nixon, John Dean
Washington D.C., Watergate Hotel
Secret tapes were found in Nixon's office and showed al of the scandal during his term -
Roe vs. Wade
U.S. Supreme Court ruling that abortion was legal -
Energy Crisis
Who: Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Middle East, U.S.
Middle East and United States
Middle east put an embargo on the U.S. and the U.S. boycotted them and suffered. There was a lack of petroleum in the United States. -
Camp David Accords
A peace agreement between Israel and Egypt overseen by the U.S. -
Three Mile Island Accident
One of the units at the U.S. commercial Nuclear Plant units partially melted down -
Iran Hostage Crisis
52 Americans held hostage because Iranian rebels took over the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran. -
Miracle on Ice
The amateur U.S. team defeats the goliath of a team, the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics -
First U.S. Woman in Space
Sally Ride becaue the first American woman to enter space. -
Steve Jobs (Personal Computer)
Steve Jobs created the first personal computer -
Challenger Disaster
All 7 members of the Challenger space ship's crew died when the ship fell apart 73 seconds into flight -
Chernobyl
Nuclear explosion from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. This accident caused sever damage to Europe and Western USSR. -
Tiananmen Square
Students protested against the government and thousands were killed, even though the government kept those things secret. -
Nelson Mandela Freed
Nelson Mandela is finally freed from prison. -
Hubble Space Telescope
The telescope was launched into orbit. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall is taken down. -
Desert Storm
Airland conflict against the U.S. in the Persian Gulf -
LA Riots
Race riot and civil disturbance after a case of police brutality -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Oklahoma had a tragic bombing which killd and injured many -
Death of Princess Diana
Princess Diana died in a car collision, paparazzi is to blame. -
Y2K
Computer failure worldwide. -
2000 Election
Close election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. George W. Bush won. -
Septermber 11th
Group of terrorists attack U.S. airlines and crash twin towers, killing altogether almost 3,000 -
Columbia Disaster
Space shuttle disintegrated when reentering the atmosphere. -
Capture of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein was captured through this military action. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a devastating hurricane that caused major danger to the Southern U.S. -
2008 Election
The first African American president, Barack Obama, is elected. -
Haiti Earthquake
Catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country of Haiti