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JFK was shot in Dallas
“November 22, 1963: Death of the President.” John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the-President.aspx. Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdxRGfTjP18 -
President Nixon
Born January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, CA. Died April 22, 1994 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. He was part of the Republican party. 37th president of the United Stated. He was president from January 20, 1969-August 9, 1974.
“Richard M. Nixon.” The White House, The United States Government, 16 Aug. 2017, www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/richardnixon.
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Watergate Scandal
members of Nixon’s Committee to Re-Elect the President broke into the Democratic National Committee’s Watergate headquarters, stole copies of top-secret documents and bugged the office’s phones.
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Hurricane Carmen
8 fatalities. $162 million dollars in damage. Texas/Louisiana area. August 29-September 11.
Roth, David. Hurricane Carmen -August 29-September 11, 1974, www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/carmen1974.html.
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President Ford 1974-1977
Avoided assassination. 38th president of the US.
History.com Staff. “Gerald Ford.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/gerald-r-ford. -
Apple Computers founded by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak
Steve Wozniak was born in San Jose, California, on August 11, 1950.
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California. World Events from 1970 to Today, www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe70s/worldevents_01.html. -
Mt. St. Helens Volcano erupts
The Mt. St. Helens volcano, in Washington State, erupts, killing 57 people and had losses near $3 billion. The explosion was estimated to have the power five hundred times greater than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
U.S. Timeline, 1980-1989, America's Best History, americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1980.html. -
Tropical Storm Danielle
Brought heavy rainfall and flooding to southeast and central Texas. 17 inches of rain fell at Port Arthur.
US Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Weather Service. “Upper Texas Coast Tropical Cyclones in the 1980s.” National Weather Service, NOAA's National Weather Service, 2 May 2017, www.weather.gov/hgx/hurricanes_climatology_1980s. -
President Reagan shot in the chest
John Hinckley shot Reagan and shot Brady in the head. Both men survived.
History.com Staff. “Ronald Reagan.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ronald-reagan.
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Hands Across America
5million people make a human chain across the United States in the Hands Across America campaign to fight for hunger and homelessness. They raised $15 million. The people stretched from New York City to Los Angeles. Klein, Christopher. “Remembering Hands Across America.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 25 May 2016, www.history.com/news/remembering-hands-across-america. U.S. Timeline, 1980-1989, America's Best History, americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1980.html.
