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Kent State Shooting
Occured at Kent State University in Ohio and involved the shootingof unarmed college students 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 in America. -
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1970s
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Invasion of Cambodia
Nixon said he would take 6-8 months to train the vietnamese soldiers and remove 150,000 american soldiers by spring -
The film The Godfather is release
It is a 1972 american crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. -
Watergate Breake-in
Police arested 5men for breaking and entering into the head quarters of the Democratic National Committee. -
Mark Spitz wins 7 Gold Medals at Olympics in Munich, West Germany
considered the swiftest swimmer of all time. he held the record at 7 gold medals but his record was eventually broken. -
U.S. Supreme rules on Roe V. Wade
He supported the national debate about the issue of abortion. -
Arab Oil Embargo
OPEC raised oil prices 70% to 5.11 a barrel -
Heiress Patty Hearst kidnapped
Strangest case in FBI history girl gets kidnapped then brain washed then is seen in a robbery. -
Congress initiates Impeachment Proceedings against Nixon
was the scandel involving the burglary of the Democatic National committee -
President Nixon resigns
resigned because he was part of the watergate scandel. -
Gerald Ford becomes Vice-President
He was never elected like other Vice Presidents he was appointed by Nixon -
Bill gates establishes Microsoft
largest software maker in history -
South vietnam falls to the north vietnamese
Tanks crashed through wall and the South surrenders without much of a fight -
American withdrawal from Vietnam
The US viewed involvement in the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam -
Americas bicentennial is celebrated
culminated with 200th anniversary of the adoption of the declaration of independence -
Democrat Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States
Accomplished significant foreign policy -
Majority of the draft evaders pardoned by Jimmy Carter
first day in office he pardones hundreds of thousands of those who dodged the draft -
Television Miniseries ROOTS premieres
Based on the novel written by Alex Haley -
Commodore PET released for retail sale
Personal Electonic Transactor first computer -
Camp David Accords
secret negotiation at a camp -
Three mile Island nuclear accident
unbeknown to anyone half of the fuel melted in one of the two nuclear reactors -
Iran Hostage Crisis begins
A group consisting largely of Iranian students invaded the U.S. Embassy
