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The 1970's
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Beatle's Break Up
Today,the Beatle's are known as the best band ever. They had many famous songs that many people of all ages today recgonize, such "Yellow Submarine". The Beatle's were a band originally from Enlgand. There are many reason that are said to be why the Beatles's brok up, such as, the grew apart, knew eachother so well that they didn't inspire eachother anymore, and their manager died so they stopped playing. The Beatle's were a well- known band and it was a devistation when they broke up. -
First "Earth Day"
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Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
Disney WorldThis expanded the Disney empire to the east coast of the United States, attracting many newcomerst to the park. -
E-mail Was Invented by Ray Tomlinson
Ray was fiddling with a local messaging program called SNDMSG, a program to communicate between remote computers and created the first E- -
M*A*S*H Premieres on TV
This popular award-winning CBS series was based on the 1970 Robert Altman movie and a book by Richard Hooker. Set during the Korean War, the show aired for 11 years (lasting longer than the war). It followed the lives of doctors and nurses on the war front with comedy. -
End of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Ending The US Troops withdraw from Vietnam and U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with the signing of a peace treaty. -
Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown
Secretariat became horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat is very famous for winning this race and there has since been a movie made about his life. -
Magna Doodle is Created
Four engineers created Magna Doodle in response to their search for a dustless chalkboard. Magna Doodle was first sold by Tyco. Magna Doodle has a variety of uses and has been purchased by more than forty million people. -
Pet Rocks Come Out
Pet Rocks were a huge fad in the 1970's. A Pet Rock would come in a box similar to Happy Meal box with holes in the side for air for your rock. You would also get a book for your Pet Rock on how to teach it tricks and a bed for it to sleep in. -
Microsoft Was Founded
This is when Bill Gates and Paul Allen first found the multi-million dollar technology company, used by billions daily today. -
The Muppets Show First Aired
The Muppets was half-hour comedy series about puppets. The main character was Kermit the Frog -
Jimmy Carter elected 39th President
Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United State Of America and he held office from 1977-1981.As president, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. -
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
This was the first of the many of the Star Wars movies. All the movies were very famous and well known everywhere. Star Wars is a science fantasy film with amazing special effects. -
John Paul II Becomes Pope
Karol Józef Wojtyła, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 hasbecame professor of moral theology and social ethics. -
Gas Rationing
Gas Rationing was when there was a limited supply of gas and you only buy gas on certain days depending on what your license plate ended in. If you license plate ended in even numbers, there were certain days you could buy gas. If you license plate ended in an odd number there were different days when you could buy gas. There was also a limitation on how much gas you could buy. -
ESPN Began Broadcasting
This was the first time that the major sports station started to air on television. At this time it only broadcasted on a limited-time basis.
