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US Soldiers found guilty of murder in My Lai Massacre
The U.S. Army had charged 26 soldiers for the illegal killings resulting from the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968 (the massacre’s date) because of violations of the Geneva Accords. CREDITS:
LINK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/03/the-kill-team-photographs.html -
Apollo 13 mission suffers huge setback
Apollo 13 was suppose to be the third mission to carry humans to the surface of the Moon, but an explosion of one of the oxygen tanks and made damage to other systems resulted in the mission being aborted before the planned lunar landing could take place. CREDITS:
LINK:
http://www.apolloexplorer.co.uk/apollo13.htm
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http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-13/apollo-13.html -
Beatles Break Up
The Beatles started breaking up after their manager, Brian Epstein had passed away in 1967. John Lennon became interested in art and fell in love with Yoko. George Harrison wanted to do more song writing but was only allowed two per recording. All these reasons broke up the group and they all went separate ways to become solo. CREDITS:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles'_break-up
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End of Gold Standard for US Currency
Fort Knox, is where the gold is stored. Figured out that they don’t need this gold, the United States government was backing them up, Fiat money. Has value because government says so. Government backs up value of money, not gold. -
South Vietnam and US invade Laos
The North Vietnamese would cross from Laos into South Vietnam, attack, and then hurry back across the Laotian border when US forces started after them. Supply lines from North Vietnam to its forces in the south also ran through Laos and Cambodia, just over the border from South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese knew the US would respect the border so they did not. -
Cigarette Ads got banned from TV
Also, in 1971, was the first year since a long time that cigarette ads got banned. New studies showed that tobacco is unhealthy for you and that tobacco can be the main cause of Lung Cancer, and other damaging diseases. By stopping the commercials, they rate of teenage smoking rate lowered because this was the main cause for underage smoking. The ads at first were only banned on TV but later on in time, the ads were later banned from the radio. -
Credits:
LINKS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_advertising
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1971/2/1/south-vietnamese-prepare-to-invade-laos/
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http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=115218
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Adam-Smith-Institute-Blog/2011/0413/Theft-by-inflation -
Nixon visits China
On February 17, 1972, Richard Nixon set out on his historic trip to China. Two years of effort had led to the moment, yet no one knew if the Chinese were prepared to agree to anything. The script had yet to be written. Nixon did not even know if there would be a meeting with Chairman Mao. -
M*A*S*H TV show premiers
The series was developed by Larry Gelbart and premiered in the US on September 17, 1972, and ended February 28, 1983, with the finale becoming the most-watched television episode in U.S. television history with 105.97 million viewers. The series, which covered a three-year military conflict, spanned 251 episodes and lasted eleven seasons. Many of the stories in the early seasons are based on real-life tales told by real MASH surgeons who were interviewed by the production team. -
Pocket Calculators Introduced
Battery operated, hand held calculators were sold in this year in the U.S.A to introduce a portable, reliable, and easy to use device that shapes our technology today. -
Credits:
LINKS:
http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/history_of_electronic_calculat.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MASH_(film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Nixon_visit_to_China
IMAGES:
http://www.historycentral.com/asia/NixonVisitsChina.html
http://www.amazon.com/Two-Disc-Collectors-Edition-Donald-Sutherland/dp/B000BZISTE
http://www.catholicandcommunitycu.com/calculators.html -
Abortion Legalized in U.S.
On January 22nd, 1973, the Supreme Court made a decision in the case of Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion. Even now, the ruling with people debating over certain limits or banning it.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States
IMAGE:http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n1/planned-parenthood -
Sears Tower Built
In May 1973, the building that would hold the world record for tallest building for almost 25 years was completed.
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LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Tower
IMAGE: http://llsnt.blogspot.com/ -
Girls allowed to play in Little League Baseball
Due to a ruling from the previous year by Sylvia Pressler, girls with athletic dreams were finally allowed into the League sports of baseball and softball.
CREDITS:
IMAGE: http://www.momsteam.com/sports/baseball/general/landmark-decision-allowed-girls-to-play-little-league
LINK: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_the_little_league_baseball_let_girls_play_baseball -
Paul Getty Kidnapped
Paul Getty III, grandson of incredibly rich oil tycoon Paul Getty I, was kidnapped on July 10th and was held for ransom until November because his grandfather refused to pay the ransom of $17 million until a letter with his grandson’s ear was received with another ransom of $3.2 million dollars.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/08/AR2011020803943.html
IMAGE: http://american-business.org/2517-j-paul-getty.html -
Patty Hearst Kidnapped
The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped Ms. Hearst on February 4th in her apartment to serve as another member of their ‘army’ against the ‘war’ on those with status and money like her father, William Randolph Hearst.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/terrorists/hearst/1.html
IMAGE: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/01/27/Patty_Hearst.DTL -
Gerald Ford pardons Nixon
President Ford pardoned former President Nixon on Sept. 18th, 1974 as issued by Proclamation 4311. This was met by a dip in his approval ratings, from 71% to 49%.
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LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford
IMAGE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford -
U.S. President Nixon Resigns
Due to a loss of support from the Watergate Scandal, President Nixon resigned on August 9th, 1974 after addressing the public the evening before. -
Freedom of Information Act passed over Ford’s veto
On Nov. 20, 1974, as well as the day following, the House of Representatives and the Senate majority voted to override Ford’s veto to the Freedom of Information Act’s 1974 Amendments.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB142/
IMAGE: http://spaceksc.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html -
Jimmy Hoffa disappears
Jimmy Hoffa disappears- Hoffa went to the Red Fox Restaurant outside of Detroit to allegedly meet three men, a Detroit labor leader, an important local mobster and a powerful figure in New Jersey Teamster politics.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimmy-hoffa-disappears
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhoffa.ht
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa -
Arthur Ashe First Black Man to Win Wimbledon
Arthur Ashe First Black Man to Win Wimbledon came as somewhat of a surprise to the tennis establishment. After winning a tennis scholarship to UCLA.
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LINK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/5/newsid_2798000/2798971.stm
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/5596514/Wimbledon-2009-top-50-champions.html -
President Ford assassination attempts
President Ford assassination attempts- Sept. 5, 1975, Squeaky Fromme was the first to try and assinate President Ford. Seventeen days after Fromme's assassination attempt, another Manson "Family" member, Sara Jane Moore, also tried to kill the president. September 22, 1975in San Francisco.
CREDITS:
LINK:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-ford-survives-second-assassination-attempt
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http://www.ford.utexas.edu/avproj/assassin.htm -
Francisco Franco dies
Francisco Franco dies- He was a Spanish military general and head of state of Spain from October1936 until his death in November 1975. He participated in the Rif War in Morocco, becomingthe youngest general in Europe by 1926.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco
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http://www.euroclubschools.co.uk/page61.htm -
Apple Computer Launched
Apple was created on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, SteveWozniak, and Ronald Wayne.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
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Entebbe Air Raid
On June 27th 1976, a mixed group of German and Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Air France Airbus A300 which was travelling from Tel Aviv to Paris via Athens.The plane was diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, after a refueling stop in Benghazi, Libya. Over the next few days, many of the hostages were released.
CREDITS:
LINK:
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1900s/p/entebbe.htm
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http://www.blackpast.org/?q=gah/entebbe-raid-june-28-1976 -
North and South Vietnam Join to Form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
In early 1975,North Vietnamese regular military forces began a major offensive in the south, inflicting great damage to the south's forces. The communists took Saigon on April 30, 1975, and announcedtheir intention to reunify the country.
CREDITS:
LINK:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWvietnam.htm
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http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/courses/so191/projects2007/quinn/oct16/finalcountrystudyproject.html -
West Point admits women
On the morning of July 7, 1976, 119 women joined the Corps of Cadets, made the first class of females at The United States Military Academy at West Point. Of those, 62 women walked across Michie Stadium to graduate in May 1980, becoming second lieutenants in the Army, and making history in the process.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://www.usma.edu/dcomm/presskit/FactSheets/WomenAdmission.htm
IMAGE: http://www.amazon.com/Dress-Gray-Woman-West-Point/dp/0890157820 -
Mao Tse-tung dies
Mao Tse-tung died of a heart attack on September 9, 1976 in Beijing,China. Some sources state that he died of Parkinson disease. Mao was 82 when he died.Tiananmen Square is the home of his mausoleum.
CREDITS:
LINK:
http://deathaday.blogspot.com/2007/09/ten-thousand-years-mao-tse-tung.html
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http://iniiblog-iniiblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/chairman-mao.html -
President Carter pardons Vietnam Draft Dodgers
On Jan. 21st, President Jimmy Carter pardoned thousands of Vietnam DraftDodgers on his first day as president, primarily those who fled the country or didnot register, a way to mend what was left of the war, unlike Ford’s conditionalamnesty.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7974.html
IMAGE: http://www.thepresidency.org/newsroom/on-this-day?start=40 -
Red Dye #2 is banned
Because of carcinogen fears and an experiment in which several aged femalerats were fed the dye (and developed tumors), the FDA had decided to ban RedDye #2 from any use at all, ranging from food to cosmetics, on Feb. 13th, 1976,according to most sources.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_(dye)
IMAGE: http://www.hdwallpapers4iphone.com/photo/3d/red_dye/1-0-622 -
Elvis found Dead
Elvis Presley was found dead by his girlfriend in the bathroom on August 16th.This was a shock to the nation of America, much like the break-up of the Beatles.
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IMAGE: http://www.eliteoftheworld.com/elite_detail/106/Elvis-Presley/photos_albums -
Star Wars Movie Released
The famous franchise all started in May 25th, when George Lucas released thefirst of the Star Wars movies, the fourth one, to be exact. It sparked the intenselypopular movie series that would capture the attention of millions today andexpand its franchise to all sorts of product areas.
CREDITS:
LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars
IMAGE: http://trcs.wikispaces.com/Star+Wars+08 -
New York City blackout
On July 13th, a mass blackout affected New York City, and while several peoplehad helped each other, it had instigated rioting, looting, and other such events,just as the city was going through a financial crisis. Over $300 million dollarsof damage and looting were sustained and there were so many arrests that theprisons overflowed.
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LINK: http://blackout.gmu.edu/events/tl1977.html
IMAGE: http://www.sohoblues.com/photojournalism/previewpages/previewpage19.htm -
First black Miss Universe
Janelle Commissiong, representing Trinidad and Tobago, had become the firstblack Miss Universe sometime near July 16th, a truly historic moment for the world and black rights. She went on to be an advocate for black rights and peace,a truly inspirational way of giving after her crowning.
CREDITS:
LINK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Universe
IMAGE:
http://beautyroyals.beautymania.biz/2011/01/underthesun-most-beautiful-miss.html -
Camp David accords for Middle East Peace
On Sept. 17th, 1978, Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli PrimeMinister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords that would help setthe standard and framework for peace in the Middle East.
IMAGE: http://marinovich.edu.glogster.com/camp-david-accords/
LINK: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/91061/Camp-David-Accords -
Jonestown Massacre
The Jonestown “People’s Temple” Committed suicide of 900 people on November 18th, followed by the those under James Warren Jones after his guards had killed Congressman Leo Ryan and 4 cult memberswishing to leave. It was disturbing that they gave their lives willinglyjust because their cult would not continue to function since survivors of theshooting escaped.
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LINK:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/jonestown1.html
IMAGE:
http://mlaworldlit.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html -
Ayatollah Khomeini Returns as Leader of Iran
While Ayatollah Khomeini was gone, another leader stepped up to the plate as a leader and took his position. Half of the people were happy but the other half were very mad. He was leader for 15 years, but then decided to step down.
CREDITS:
LINK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2521000/2521003.stm
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http://www.payvand.com/news/09/may/1304.html -
Margaret Thatcher First Woman Prime Minister of Great Britain
Margaret Thatcher was the first lady prime minister ever, although she was not the first prime minister or president in the world. In the end, she ended up holding office for 11 years.
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LINK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher -
The Greensboro Massacre
The Greensboro Massacre happened on November 3, 1979. When the Klan/Nazis arrived, they pulled up to the curb in a group, alighted from the cars, calmly went to the trunks, removed their weapons, and began firing into the crowd of demonstrators.Only five people died.
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LINK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_massacre
IMAGE:
http://www.37days.com/2009/03/i-need-your-help-for-60-seconds.html2 -
Iran Takes American Hostages in Tehran
52 American hostages was at the US embassy in Tehran for more than 14 months have arrived in West Germany on their way home to the United States. It all began on the terrible day in November 1979 when a group of Iranian students stormed the American embassy in Tehran. They all, 444 of them were taken hostage, the finally got released in the future.
CREDITS:
LINKS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis
IMAGE:
http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/02/taking-hostages-tehran-in-1979-c
