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1970
Soviet dissident and author Alexander Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize for literature. -
1970
A trajedy occours. The beatles break up.Paul McCartney announced his departure as he realesed his first solo album. -
1970
First Earth Day celebrated, reinvigorating the environmental movement worldwide. -
1970
U.S forces in Vietnam reduced to below 400,000. -
1971
Cigarette advertisements are banned from U.S. television. -
1971
The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold. -
1971
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing 18-year olds to vote, is ratified. -
1972
The Equal Rights Amendment which provided for the legal equality of the sexes passed by the U.S. Senate. -
1972
The Black Lung Benefits bill signed into law by President Nixon. -
1972
Hurricane Agnes kills 117 in US east coast. -
1972
Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee the start of the Watergate Scandal. -
1973
Roe v. Wade makes abortion a US constitutional right. -
1973
Alaska Oil Pipeline bill is passed to allow construction of a pipeline to access oil from the North Slope of Alaska -
1973
The wide ranging Endangered Species Act of 1973 is signed into law to "protect species and the ecosystems upon which they depend." -
1974
The largest series of tornadoesin history, hits 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province. By the time the last of 148 tornadoeshit early the following morning, 315 died and over 5,000 were injured. -
1974
•President Gerald Ford gives unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon becuase he felt that the people of the country did not get to see a president be prosecuted. -
1975
The Unemployment Rate in the US reaches 9.2% and recession is recognized by President Ford. -
1975
The First ever strike by Doctors in the US causes hospitals to reduce services -
1975
•New York City avoids bankruptcy when President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion loan. -
1976
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to the historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic. -
1976
First Legionnaires Disease affects 4,000 delegates in Pennsylvania, from a chapter of the American Legion. -
1976
In New York City, the "Son of Sam" pulls a gun on and begins a series of attacks that terrorized the city for the next year. -
1977
Jimmy Carter Elected President of United States -
1977
The New York City Blackout lasts for 25 hours and results in looting and disorder. The New York City Blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of New York City from July 13, 1977 to July 14, 1977. The only neighborhoods in New York City that were not affected were in southern Queens, and neighborhoods of the Rockaways, which are part of the Long Island Lighting Company System. -
1978
Due to poor Cold War Relations United States bans sale of latest computer technology to Soviet Union. -
1978
The Japanese car Imports account for half the US import market following the energy crisis and increase in fuel prices that fuels demand for economy cars. -
1978
The US stops production of the Neutron Bomb ( Kills People but leaves buildings and infrastructure standing ) -
1979
"American Airlines Flight 191" crashed and exploded in a field near O'Hare International Airport in Chicago -
1979
Eleven fans are killed and dozens are injured at a WHO Concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.
