Timeline: Trip through the 70's

Period: Mar 4, 1970 to Sep 7, 1979

70's time

Mar 16, 1970

Mai Lei Massacre

picture WikiThe My Lei Massacre was murder of between 347 to 504 unarmed civilians. 26 soldiers were charged with these crimes but only one, William Calley, was convicted.

May 4, 1970

Kent State shooting-

picture wikiThe shooting took place in Kent, Ohio during a riot. Four students were killed, nine were injured, one of them paralyzed.

Sep 6, 1970

Palestinian group hijacks five planes

picture wiki Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack five planes going to New York, wanting the release of Palestinian prisoners imprisoned in Israel. Only one hostage was injured but one of the hijackers was killed in the process.

Feb 28, 1971

VCR introduced

wikiU-matic is an analog recording cassette format first shown by Sony in prototype in October 1969, and introduced to the market in September 1971. It was among the first video formats to contain the videotape inside a cassette, as opposed to the various Reel-to-Reel or open-reel formats of the time.

Oct 1, 1971

Disney Land Opens

webpageAfter seven years of planning, about 10,000 visitors came together near Orlando, Florida to see the grand opening of Disney World.

Oct 10, 1971

London Bridge brought to US

wikiMcCulloch had exterior granite blocks from the original bridge numbered and transported to America, to construct the present bridge in Lake Havasu City, a planned community he established in 1964 on the shore of Lake Havasu. The bridge was completed in 1971.

May 15, 1972

George Wallace shot while camping

picture wikiGeorge Wallace was shot five times by Arthur Bremer while campaigning in Laurel, Maryland.

Sep 5, 1972

Terrorist attack at the Olympics in Munich

wikiMembers of the Israeli team were taken hostage and killed at the summer Olympics in Munich, Germany by the Palestinian group, “Black September”.

Sep 17, 1972

MAS*H premieres

picture wikiThe show is about medical personnel who are stationed at a Mobil Army Surgical Hospital (that is where the name MASH came from) during the Korean War but the subtext is about the Vietnam War.

Apr 11, 1973

Abortion legalized

picture[pic wikiAbortion was legalized when the Supreme Court ruled that a woman has the right to control what happens with her body within the first trimester.

Apr 11, 1973

Sears Tower built

picture wikiThe Willis Tower (formerly named the Sears Tower), is 108 stories tall and 1451 feet tall. It was America’s tallest building in 1973 and it’s in Chicago, Illinois.

Dec 28, 1973

Endangered species act

picture wikiThis was a law designed to help critically endangered species from extinction. This includes fish, wildlife, and plants. The law was signed in by Richard Nixon.

Feb 4, 1974

Patty Hearst kidnapped

picture wikiHearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army on Feb. 4th 1974. The group wanted to start guerilla war against the U.S government.

May 25, 1974

Girl are allowed to play Little League baseball

picture wikiGirls are officially allowed to play in the little league program, a softball program is created for both girls and boys.

Aug 9, 1974

U.S president resigns

picture wikiRichard Nixon was the first president to resign in U.S history. He got several men that worked for him to and sent them to the National Democratic Headquarters to find information on the democrats.

Apr 4, 1975

Microsoft founded

picture wikiPaul Allen and Bill Gates founded Microsoft on April 4th 1975. Gates was the CEO and Allen came up with name for the program

Sep 5, 1975

President Ford (2) assassination attempts

picture1) When Ford went to shake her hand, Lynette Fromme, drew her pistol. Luckily there were no bullets in the firing chambers. 2) In San Francisco, Sara Jane Moore, shot at Ford from forty feet away. A bystander grabbed her before she shot, therefore she missed Ford. She was then later sentenced to life.

Nov 20, 1975

Francisco Franco dies

picture wikiFranco had fallen ill but quickly went back to office before he fell into a coma and had to be put on life support. He died at midnight, age 82.

Apr 1, 1976

Apple computer launched

picture wikiApple inc. was established by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayde. The first computers lacked several things such as a keyboard, monitor, and a case.

Apr 11, 1976

Red dye #2 is banned

picture wikiRed dye #2 was used in cosmetics and food coloring, it was banned because of many effects it could have on humans (too many to name).

Jun 27, 1976

Entebbe Air Raid

picture wikiAn air France plane was taken hostage by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. 248 passengers were aboard the plane and when they landed, all non-Israeli s’ were released (except one French citizen).

Jul 13, 1977

New York Blackout

wiki pictureThe New York City blackout was a huge electric blackout. The only part that was not affected was southern Queens and neiborhoods of Rockaways.

Aug 16, 1977

Elvis found dead

picture wikiElvis was found dead in his home ( Graceland) at age 42. He was "pronounced dead" at the scene.

Aug 17, 1977

First black Miss Universe

wiki picture picture wikiThe first black Miss Universe was Janelle Comissiong from Trinidad and Tabago.

May 26, 1978

Atlantic City permits gambling

picture wikiIn an effort to replenish the city, New Jersey voters approved gambling in casinos. The first legal casino was opened in 1978.

Jul 25, 1978

First tube baby born

picture wikiLouise Brown was the first test tube baby. Her mother faced issues because she had blocked fallopian tubes and could not conceive a child. Brown lived as a normal person with no complications.

Nov 17, 1978

Jones Town massacre

wikiA “preacher” , James Warren Jones, created a cult out of what was supposed to be a church located in the middle of a South American jungle. The people decided to “preserve their church’ by killing themselves. Jones shot himself in the head.

Sep 7, 1979

ESPN brodcasts

picture wikiESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a show consisted of sports-related content. It was founded by Scott and Bill Rasmussen.