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Apollo 13 Space Mission
The Apollo 13 Space Mission was launched from Cape Kennedy and the Russian unmanned spacecrafts, luna 16 and luna 17 land on the moon. -
First Earth Day
The First Earth Day was celebrated, reinvigorating the enviroment movement world wide. -
Cigarette Advertisments Banned!
Cigarette advertisments are banned from U.S television. -
U.S Plane Bomb
U.S. Plane bomb Vietcong supply routes in Cambodia, spreading the war beyond Vietnam. -
President Nixon visits China
President Nixon visits China and re-elected in near landslide, but democrats win majority in bith houses of congress. -
Capitol Punishment Banned!
U.S supreme court effectively bans capitol punishment as cruel and unusual. -
Vic president resigns
Vice President Agnew resigns after income tax scandal. -
Transcripts
White House releases transcripts of tape recordings. -
Presidents Men
John lee carre publishes tinker. tailor, solider, spy and woodward and bernstein to all the presidents men. -
President Resigns
Presidnet nIxon resigns as articles of impeachment filed as he granted a pardon by presidnet Gerald Ford. -
Fighting
Fighting breaks out between Christians and Moslems in Beirut, Lebanon. -
U.S. Apollo and Soviet Soyuz 19 spacecrafts
U.S. Apollo and Soviet Soyuz 19 spacecrafts link up in first international manned space flight -
earth's ozone
First report that spray cans damage the earth's ozone layer released by National Academy of Science. -
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest wins top five Academy Awards - first time for a single movie since 1934 -
Blackout!
New York City blackout leaves 9 million in the dark. -
Roots
Roots appears on American television and becomes the most watched show in history -
agreement between Israel and Egypt.
Camp David peace talks bring an agreement between Israel and Egypt. -
first successful ascent
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler make first successful ascent of Mt. Everest without using oxygen. -
Buckingham Palace
Sir Anthony Blunt, art historian to Buckingham Palace, exposed as fourth man in Britain's worst spy scandal and stripped of his knighthood. -
fundamentalists take control
Shah of Iran forced into exile as fundamentalists take control and hold U.S. embassy staff hostage
