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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley first appeared on Television on a show called The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show in New York. -
Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. -
John F Kennedy Assassination
JFK was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. -
Vietnam War
A war consisting of USA, China, Viet Kong, South Vietnam, and North Korea. The war lasted for 20 years. -
The Black Panther Party
In Oakland, California, Huey Newton and Bobby
Seale founded the Black Panther Party for self defense. The Panthers fought to establish revolutionary socialism. -
Robert F Kennedy Assassination
Bobby Kennedy is shot and killed in Los Angles, California. -
Richard Nixon Election
Richard Nixon was elected into the presidency. -
Apollo 11
The First Americans on the Moon. Neil Armstrong,Buzz Aldrin, and Micheal Collins land on the moon in the Lunar Module. -
Charles Manson is Arrested
Manson was convicted of first degree murder. Was sentenced to death and was later sentenced to life in prison after the California supreme court invalidated all death sentences. -
Ping pong Diplomacy
Players from the United States and The Peoples Republic of China played table tennis which marked a thaw in Sino-American relations. -
Nike Shoes
The first pair of Nike Shoes come out. -
Watergate Scandal
A Political scandal where there was a break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC. -
Nixon's Resignation
After the Watergate Scandal had escalated so far, Nixon resigned in order to out run an impeachment. He was Pardoned by his successor Gerald Ford. -
Hurricane Carmen
Most Intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 hurricane season. Carmen was a very destructive and widespread storm. -
Gerald Ford Assassination Attempt
The Charles Manson cult tried to assassinate president Gerald Ford in California. -
Apple Computers
Apple created the Apple 1 which was discontinued in 1977. -
Jimmy Carter suffers from heat exhaustion
President Jimmy Carter collapses while running a six-mile race, sparking fears he has suffered a heart attack. White House physicians diagnose heat exhaustion and declare him to be "perfectly normal." Ninety minutes later, Carter hands out trophies at the finish line. -
John Lennon Assassination
John Lennon was shot and killed in Manhattan, New York. -
Reagan Assassination Attempt
69 days into his presidency John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded President Reagan. -
First Shuttle Launch
Space Shuttle Columbia soared into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
