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The 1970's
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The Beatles break up
href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles'_break-up' >The Beatles break up</a> The Beatles break up made official on April 10, 1970 was caused by many ways such as the death of Brian Epstein, differences in artistic vision, and the cessation of touring in 1966. The Beatles picture<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles'_break-up' >The Beatles break up</a> -
Floppy Disk introduced
Floppy disk picture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency ' >Floppy Disk</a> The Floppy Disk, a major form of data storage was introduced by IBM commercially on May 4, 1970. -
The EPA is created
EPA logo pictureEPAThe EPA, or the Environmental protection agency is a Richard Nixon proposed, agency to protect human health and environment and began operation on December 2, 1970 -
Cigarette ads banned on TV
Cigarette pictureCigarettes banned on TV The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, which limited the practice of smoking on television, was passed on April 1st, 1971 by Richard Nixon. -
The Pentagon Papers were released
Pentagon Papers PictureThe Pentagon PapersThe Pentagon Papers, the history of the U.S’s military involvement were released to the public on June 30, 1971 which showed the Johnson Administration lied about a subject of transcendent national interest and significance. -
VHR introduced
VCR pictureVCRThe VCR (Video Cassette Recording), an early form of videocassette recording was introduced by Phillips on September 12, 1971 -
First pocket calculator released
Pocket Calculator picturePocket CalculatorOn October 10th, 1972, HP released the first pocket-calculator which revolutionized trigonometric and exponential functions on a calculator. -
HBO launched
HBOHBO picture(Home Box Office), a cable television network owned by Time Warner, was launched on November 8, 1972. -
Pong launched
PONG picturePONGPong, the earliest arcade video game, was introduced by Atari Incorporated on November 29, 1972 and caused huge a phenomenon. -
U.S. pulls out of Vietnam
U.S. pulls out of Vietnam pictureU.S. pulls out of VietnamAfter the peace talks in Paris, France ended, the last American troops left Vietnam on March 29, 1973 after they were certain South Vietnam could survive another communist attack. -
Sears Tower built
Sears Tower pictureSears TowerOn May 14, 1973 the Sears/Willis tower was completed being the tallest building in the world for 25 years. -
The War Powers Act of 1973 passed
War Powers Act pictureWar Powers ActThe War Powers Act of 1973 was passed on November 7, 1973 allowing the check of power in the president in committing the U.S. to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress. -
Patty Hearst kidnapped
Patty Hearst picturePatty Hearst kidnappedOn February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped from an apartment building by the SLA, a terrorist group who sought out destroying the “capital state” that was America. Patty was brainwashed to join the cause, and became an icon for the SLA. -
President Nixon resigns.
Nixon pictureNixon resignsOn August 9, 1974, President Nixon resigned after the loss of his political support and near impeachment due to the Watergate scandal. By noon the next day, Gerald Ford was sworn into office as the 38th president. -
Ford pardons Nixon
Ford pardons Nixon pictureFord pardons NixonOn September 8, 1974, President Ford pardoned Nixon for his crime of the Watergate Scandal in order for the country to forget about it and move on. -
Microsoft founded
Microsoft logoMicrosoft FoundedOn April 4, 1975, Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, in order to create more efficient productivity software, and became an instant success and made millions. -
Jimmy Hoffa disappeared
Jimmy Hoffa pictureJimmy Hoffa disappears Jimmy Hoffa, labor union leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, went missing on July 30, 1975 after he supposedly met with two mafia members in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He was legaly declared dead on July 30, 1982. -
President Ford assassination attempts (2)
Ford assassination attempts pictureFord assassination attemptsSeptember 5, 1975 President Ford was nearly assassinated when Lynette Fromme pulled a gun on him in a crowd when he was shaking hands, but miscalculated the bullet in the chamber, and later on March 22, 1975 in San Francisco by Sara Jane Moore, but saved by a passing bystander. -
Red Dye #2 banned
Red dye pictureRed Dye #2 bannedOn February 2, 1976, the FDA banned Amaranth dye or Red Dye #2, found in food and cosmetics, after being suspected of containing carcinogen, or an agent that is directly involved in causing cancer. -
Apple Computer launched
Apple logoApple ComputersOn April 1, 1976, the American multinational company, Apple was established by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, in order to sell the Apple I computer kit. -
Legionnaire's disease strikes
Legionnaire's Disease pictureLegionnaire's DiseaseOn July 21, 1976 during an American Legion meeting in Philadelphia, PA , an organization that socially and mutually aided veterans, the Legionnaires’ Disease broke out causing pneumonia-like symptoms, infecting 182 and killing 29. -
Star Wars Movie Released
Star Wars pictureStar WarsStar Wars, an American space opera film directed and written by George Lucas, was released into theaters on May 25, 1977 grossing $797,000,000 worldwide and becoming an instant success and classic. -
New York City blackout
New York City blackout pictureNew York City blackoutOn July 13, 1977, the New York blackout occurred after lightning crippled major circuit breakers and transmission lines of the Long Island Lighting Company, causing a city-wide electric blackout resulting in city-wide looting and arson. -
Elvis Presley found dead
Elvis pictureElvis found deadElvis Presley was found dead in his bathroom on August 16, 1977 in home in Memphis, Tennessee, as a result of Coronary Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat caused by his excessive smoking and drinking. -
First Test-Tube Baby Born
Test-Tube Baby pictureFirst Test-Tube Baby bornOn July 25, 1978 the first test-tube baby, weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces, was born, under the name of Louise Brown, in Greater Manchester, England after a procedure called IFV was conducted by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards, although many people found this procedure as an abomination. -
John Paul II becomes Pope
John Paul II pictureJohn Paul IIOn October 16, 1978, John Paul II was elected as the first non-Italian Pope since 1523, after his predecessor, Pope John Paul I passed away after only 33 days after his conclave. -
Jonestown Massacre
Jonestown pictureJonestown MassacreOn November 17, 1978, 912 people of the church group called the Peoples Temple, leaded by James Jones, willingly committed mass-suicide after drinking Kool-Aid that contained cyanide in the settlement they called Jonestown, located in Guyana South America. -
Sony introduces the Walkman
Walkman pictureSony WalkmanOn July 1, 1979, Sony employees Nobutoshi Kihara and Akio Morita introduced the iconic Walkman, one of the first portable cassette players which allowed people to carry music with them to satisfy music-listening habits which attracted millions of buyers. -
ESPN starts broadcating
ESPN pictureESPN On September 7, 1979, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, or ESPN, a global television network focusing on sports, first aired in Bristol, Connecticut under the direction of the network’s CEO, Chet Simmons, to Bill and Scott Rasmussen. -
The Greensboro Massacre
Greensboro Massacre pictureGreensboro MassacreOn November 3, 1979 in Greensboro, North Carolina, five people protesting African-American social and racial inequalities, were killed with 10 others severely injured, by 40 Ku Klux Klan and Nazi Party members after only 88 seconds.
