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United States timeline: The 1970s
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Invasion of Cambodia
The Invasion of Cambodia plan was to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines. Nixon wanted to invade and bomb vietcong basecamps. President Richard Nixon declared the invasion. -
Kent State Shootings
Occured at Kent State University in Ohio and by the Ohio National Guard. Four students were killed, and 9 others were wounded. This event epitomized the division that the Vietnam War had created on America. -
The film The Godfather is released
The film The Godfather was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film was said to be the higest grossing picture ever made. The Godfather had won 3 oscars and actors who starred in it were Al Pacino, Marlun Brando, and Robert Duvall. -
Watergate Break-in
The Watergate break-in was a political scandal that occured in the United States at the Democratic National Comittee headquarters. The Watergate scandal had arrested 5 men by the end. -
Mark Spiz wins 7 Gold Medals at Olympics in unich, West Germany
Mark Spitz was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1972. during the olympics Spitz won 9 olympics gold plus silver and a bronze. Also won during that time was 5 Pan American golds, 31 Us Amatuer athletic Union titles, 8 US National Collegiate Athletic Associate titles, 35 world records. Mark Spitz was said to be the most successful athlete. -
U.S. Supreme rules on Roe V. Wade
The reason behind the cout date was to rule out if women should be able to have abortions or not, Roe V. Wade believed that women should be able to have abortions within the first three months of pregnacy. The court ruled 7-2 that a right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th ammendment extended to a women decison to have an abortion. -
Congres initiates Impeachement proceedings against Nixon
The impeachment started because og the Watergate scandal in 1972. There were many cover-ups to try and save Nixon for a while. The cover-ups didn't help for long. Nixon was also impeached because of some of his bad choices in Vietnam. -
American Withdrawalfrom Vietnam
The withdrawal from Vietnam resuter in the Casechurch Ammendment. The capture of Saigon by Vietnam people's army was the ending to it all. -
Arab Oil Embargo
The Arab oil embargo was that the Middle eastern countries eventually limited their oil supplies to only the United States and the United Kingdom. Other places in the world put a ban on their oil eports. -
Gerald Ford beceoms Vice President
Gerald For became Vice President in 1973 and when he had left the Vice president spot, he had left it unoccupied. -
heiress patty hearst kidnapped
smynionese Liberation army kidnapped heiress patty hearst, she was told to fight on there side and 9 months later she was robing a gas station with a sub machine gun -
President Nixon Resigns
The Watergate scandal go to be to much to cover up for Nixon and helped lead to his impeachement on June 17,1972. Nixon resign made an impact of the situations in Vietnam. -
Bill Gates establishes Microsoft
microsoft is the worlds largest software maker measured by revenus and it created 3 millionairs -
Americas Bicentennil is celebrated
celebration of U.S.A's 200th birthday and made alot of noise with fireworks -
jimmy carter becomes president
he surved as the 39th president -
Majority od Draft Evaders are Pardoned by Jimmy Carter
CArter fulfilled a campaign promise by granting unconditonal pardons to evaders from the draft dodgers. After them running away, Carter wanted them to come back. With pardons he won them back and fulfilled his needs by the campaign. -
televison miniseries Roots premieres
run time was 570 minutes and it produced 6.6 million dollars with 8 episodes -
commodore PET released for retail sail
created it within 6 months for a consumer electronic show -
Camp David Accords
it was sighed by Egytain president Anwar El sada and isaeli Prime minister Menachen Begin -
3 mile island nuclear accident
40,000 gallons of radioactive waste water directly entered the susquehanna river leading to communitys being abandon -
Iran hostage crisis begins
52 americans were held hostage for 444 days
