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President Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act into law.
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The 1970s
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John Lennon left UK for NYC, never to return
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1st scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35, was introduced at $395.
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CBS radio began on hour news 24 hours a day.
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The US Federal Hourly Minimum Wage was set at $2.00 an hour
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Papua New Guinea (PNG), a former Australian colony, became independent.
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Playboy magazine released an interview in which Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter admitted he'd "looked on a lot of women with lust." Carter was interviewed for the November issue of Playboy and he admitted that he had committed "lust in my hea
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The rings of Uranus were discovered.
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The Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation the following July. This was the 1st US coin to honor a woman.
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Hurricane David struck along the central Florida coast, leaving several people dead and millions of dollars in damage.
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Post-It Notes were introduced.
