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National Farmworkers Strike
United Farm Workers with Cesar Chaves les a strike against the growers of table grapes in California. It resulted in better pay for, benefite and protections for workers. Lyndon B. Johnson was president. -
Oil Embargo
Middle Eatern countries limited their oil shipments and embargoed the U.S. and the UK. Kyndon B. Johnson was president. -
SALT 1 Talks
Agreement for the U.S. and Soviets to limit the number of antiballistic missile sites and to freeze the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine launched ballistic missiles. Richard Nixon was president. -
Watergate Scandal
Nixon hired a team to break into the Democratic Committee offices and attempted to cover it up. Richard Nixon was president. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon leaves office rather than be impeached for withholding evidence and lying to the public. Gerald Ford becomes president after Richard Nixon. -
Camp David Accords
Agreements between Israel and Egypt were signed creating a foundation for peace after decades of hostility. Jimmy Carter was president. -
INF Treaty
President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty requiring both nations to eliminate all nuclear and ground-launched missiles with ranges of 500-5500 km. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
A series of protests began in China on the day of a political figure, Hu Yaobang's death. Thousands of students gathered and the country sent in troops and opened fire on protestors. Gearge Bush was president. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The cold war began to thaw and East Berlin announced citizens were free to cross the country's borders. Ronald Reagn was president -
Operation Desert Storm
The U.S.'s response to the gulf war and Iraq's bombing attack. George Bush was president.