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Super Bowl IV
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23 to 7 in the fourth annual Super Bowl games. Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Superbowl_Trophy_Crop.jpg -
Palestinian Group Hijacks Five Planes
Three teams of P.F.L.P. guerrillas hijack five separate planes and divert them to "Revolution Airport." They give the governments whose citizens are on board 72 hours to release Palestinian militants held in Europe and Israel or the hostages will be killed. Image from: http://prophetofdoom.net/Islamic_Terrorism_Timeline_1973.Islam -
Apollo 13 Mission
Two days after its initial launch, the oxygen tank explodes on the module. The lunar landing is aborted because of this, and the crew make it home safely, despite great dangers. Image from:http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/jscfeatures/articles/000000363.html Source: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-13/apollo-13.html -
Kent State Shooting
The Kent State shooting was at Kent State University in the U.S. city of Kent, Ohio, and was with Ohio National Guards shooting unarmed college students. Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kent_State_massacre.jpg -
Super Bowl V
The Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys 16 to 13 in the fifth annual Super Bowl Games. Image from: -
China Joins the UN
The People's Republic of China joins the UN. The seat was formerly occupied by The Republic of China since 1945. Representative Chiang Kai-Shek signs the charter, giving China membership into the UN. Image from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Chiang_Kai-shek_.jpg -
Disney World Opens
After seven years of planning, the amusement park created by Walt Disney opens. Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cinderella_castle_day.jpg -
London Brodge brought to the U.S.
London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States, that is the reconstruction of the 1831 London Bridge. Image from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/LondonBridge_LakeHavasu.jpg/800px-LondonBridge_LakeHavasu.jpg -
Super Bowl VI
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Miami Dolphins 24 to 3 in the sixth annual Super Bowl games. -
KKK Riots in NYC
The KKK stage a huge protest/ riot against the signing of Title IX. Three people die. Image from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Klan-in-gainesville.jpg -
Pong Released
The first successful video game is released. It is a tennis game featuring simple, two dimensional graphics. Image from: http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1680&bih=925&tbm=isch&tbnid=64ve-7Mc1vlRlM:&imgrefurl=http://animatedpng.net/pong-the-father-of-video-games.html&docid=tKJ3a0oNm2sTrM&imgurl=http://animatedpng.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Pong-game.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=R8-MT7r_EKWr2AW8maGMDA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=543&sig=100017556657357134576&page=1&tbnh=113&tbnw=154&start=0&ndsp -
Super Bowl VII
The Miami Dolphins beat the Washington Redskins 14 to 7 in the seventh annual Super Bowl games. -
U.S. Leaves Vietnam
South Vietnam and the US sign a treaty with North Vietnam agreeing to a ceasefire. All hostages and prisoners are to be released, and an international force is created to ensure peace. Image from: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/alleyes/content/vietnam-war-ended-april-30-1975-23-images -
Sears Tower Built
The Sears tower is a 108 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. At its completion it was the tallest building in the world, passing the Twin Towers in New York. Image from: http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/375/The-Willis-Tower.php -
Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals in their home habitats. Image from: http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2011/05/deal-aims-to-cut-endangered-species-red.html -
Super Bowl VIII
The Miami Dolphins beat the Minnesota Vikings 24 to 7 in the eighth annual Super Bowl games. -
Speed Limit Raised to 55
In response to the oil crisis in 1973, the US Congress enacted the National Maxumum Speed Law, mandating that the national speed limit be 55 mph to reduce gas prices. Image from: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/74500/74553/74553_75_R2-1_55_b.htm -
President Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon resigns as president after what becaome known as the Watergate Scandal. People working for his administration broke into a Democrat based building and were arrested. Image from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/ -
Ford Pardons Nixon
In President Gerald Ford's inauguration, he pardoned former president Richard Nixon for any crimes he might have committed in his presidency. -
Super Bowl IX
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings 16 to 6 in the ninth annual Super Bowl games. -
Creation of Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is founded in Albaqerque, New Mexico, and moves to Beleviue in Washington. They soon changed their name to Microsoft Windows. Image from: http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1680&bih=882&tbm=isch&tbnid=6rwgzggZxS0GRM:&imgrefurl=http://www.wired.co.uk/topics/microsoft&docid=wz0BmAbGxogD6M&imgurl=http://cdni.wired.co.uk/273x178/k_n/microsoft_273x178.jpg&w=273&h=178&ei=UdaMT73jI9K62gXH9cSjDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1213&vpy=220&dur=916&hovh=142&hovw=218&tx=56&ty=40&sig -
Death of Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco was the leader of the rebel forces in the Spanish Civil War, and later dictator of Spain. At the time of his death, he had given most powers to his heir Prince Juan Carlos. Image from: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/general_francisco_franco.htm -
Super Bowl X
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys 21 to 16 in the tenth annual Super Bowl games. -
Apple Computer launched
The Apple company is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniack, and Ronald Wayne. Image from: http://wavefunction.fieldofscience.com/2011/12/christmas-message-from-steve-jobs-for.html -
NYC Blackout
The New York City blackout was an electrical blackout that affected all of New York City and its immediate surroundings.The blackout led to looting, arson, and disorder. Image from: http://citynoise.org/article/7012 -
Nadia Comaneci Recieves Perfect Tens
Romanian gymast Nadia Comaneci receives a perfect ten on the uneven bars and the floor exercise, setting a record for the first perfect ten at the Montreal Olympics. Image from: http://www.ontrack4gold.com/games_details.asp?ID=131&StartDate=1976 -
Super Bowl XI
The Oakland Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings 32 to 14 in the eleventh annual Super Bowl games. -
Star Wars Released
Star Wars is an American film series containing six episodes. Image from: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StarWars?from=Main.StarWars -
First Black Miss Universe
The first black Miss Universe was Janelle Commissiong of Trnidad and Tobago. Image from: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/212793/20110913/the-four-black-women-who-won-miss-universe-title-photos-miss-universe-2011-winner-miss-angola-2011-t.htm -
Death of Mao Tse Tung
Chairman Mao was the founder of the People's Republic of China and leader of the Chinese Revolution. He was dictator of Communist China until his death. Image from: http://courses.missouristate.edu/dennishickey/cultrevolt.htm -
Super Bowl XII
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27 to 10 in the twelfth annual Super Bowl games. -
Love Canal Declared Disaster
The Love Canal was a canal connecting Niagra River and Lake Ontario. Toxic waste from World War II, the Manhattan Project, and the Hooker Electrochemical Company was dumped there. It was brought to national attention that residents were being harmed, and they had to be evacuated. Image from: http://www.professorwalter.com/civil-rights/ -
Jonestown Massacre
A preacher named Jim Jones creates a leftist cult in California. He convinces people of the evils of capitalism and goes to Guyana. After killing an investigating congressman, Jones and his 912 followers commit suicide by drinking poison. Image from: http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f181/jonestown-massacre-photos-18-november-1978-a-11317/ -
Super Bowl XIII
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowbys 35 to 31 in the thirteenth annual Super Bowl games. -
ESPN starts broadcasting
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) was founded by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen, and Ed Eagan. Image from: http://www.epltalk.com/espn-to-acquire-premier-league-tv-rights-roundtable-discussion-3243 -
The Greensboro Massacre
Five protest marchers were shot and killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party. Image from: http://article.wn.com/view/2012/03/15/Piedmont_Pharmaceuticals_signs_development_deal_with_Hisun/ -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between the US and Iran. 52 Americans at the American Embassy in Tehran were taken hostage for 444 days by Islamist students and militants. Image from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/middle_east_iran_hostage_crisis/html/11.stm
