Trip through the 70's

70's time

Period: Mar 4, 1970 to Sep 7, 1979

Mai Lei Massacre

Mar 16, 1970

pictureWikiThe 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.

Kent State shooting-

May 4, 1970

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

Palestinian group hijacks five planes

Sep 6, 1970

picturewiki 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.

VCR introduced

Feb 28, 1971

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.

Disney Land Opens

Oct 1, 1971

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

London Bridge brought to US

Oct 10, 1971

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.

George Wallace shot while camping

May 15, 1972

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

Terrorist attack at the Olympics in Munich

Sep 5, 1972

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

M*A*S*H premieres

Sep 17, 1972

picturewikiThe 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.

Abortion legalized

Apr 11, 1973

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

Sears Tower built

Apr 11, 1973

picturewikiThe 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.

Endangered species act

Dec 28, 1973

picturewikiThis 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.

Patty Hearst kidnapped

Feb 4, 1974

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

Girl are allowed to play Little League baseball

May 25, 1974

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

U.S president resigns

Aug 9, 1974

picturewikiRichard 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.

Microsoft founded

Apr 4, 1975

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

President Ford (2) assassination attempts

Sep 5, 1975

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.

Francisco Franco dies

Nov 20, 1975

picturewikiFranco 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.

Apple computer launched

Apr 1, 1976

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

Red dye #2 is banned

Apr 11, 1976

picturewikiRed 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).

Entebbe Air Raid

Jun 27, 1976

picturewikiAn 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).

New York Blackout

Jul 13, 1977

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

Elvis found dead

Aug 16, 1977

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

First black Miss Universe

Aug 17, 1977

wikipicturepicturewikiThe first black Miss Universe was Janelle Comissiong from Trinidad and Tabago.

Atlantic City permits gambling

May 26, 1978

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

First tube baby born

Jul 25, 1978

picturewikiLouise 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.

Jones Town massacre

Nov 17, 1978

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.

ESPN brodcasts

Sep 7, 1979

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

Greensboro massacre

Nov 3, 1979

picturewikiFive protesters (civil rights activists) were shot and killed by the Klu Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party.

Iran takes American hostages in Tehran

Nov 4, 1979

picturewikiIranian students and militarists took American hostages for 444 days. They wanted the Shah to return to Iran.