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1970s
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Apollo 13
One of the oxygen tanks blew up and disabled the second one, thus making them turn around and go back to earth. -
Kent State Riot
4 People die during this demonstration for peace. -
Olympic Games Violence
Several Athletes were killed. -
Nixon's Watergate Scandal
A hotel security guard accidentally discovered an enormous White House scandal. -
Oil Crisis
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries raised the price of oil nearly 200 percent. -
Sears Tower was finished
110 stories, 1,454 feet high and spread across two street blocks. -
Hank Aaron beats home run record
His homeruns are counted at 755. -
Vietnam War Ends
The war lasted 18 years 4 months 4 weeks and a day. -
The first Star Wars movie
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Elvis Presley Dies
Died at 42 from a heart attack. -
Iranian Students take ninety Americans Hostage
In the U.S. Embassy, they released some and kept 52 of them so they could bargain for what they want. -
Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident