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Nixon Declared to a Television audience that the American military troops accompanied by the South Vietnamese people's Army were to invade Cambodia.
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Occured at Kent State University in Ohio and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National GUard. Four students were killed, 9 others were wounded. This event epitomized the division that the Vietnam War had created in America.
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American Crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puza.
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General term used to describe a complex web of political scandals between 1972 and 1974 it specifically refers to the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC.
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Swimmer Mark Spitz wins his 7th gold medal at the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich.
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Land mark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of Abortion.
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The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.
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Arab world raised oil prices, cut oil production and put an embargo in place preventing the sale of oil in the U.S. in other words tryed to cut down on gas usage.
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Kidnapped from her Berkeley California Apartment.
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The impeachment was the result of the scandal involving the bungled burglary of the offices of the Democratic National Committee.
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Announced the he was resigning as President of the U.S. during an evening television broadcast.
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Ford was the first President NOT elected by the people to become President.
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen create a pertnership called microsoft it will grow into one of the largest U.S. corporations and place them among the world's richest people.
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Despite having a peace treaty the North and South Vietnamese kept fighting and over ran Saiyon.
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Series of celebrations and observants during the mid 1970's that paid tribute to the historical events leading up to the creation.
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American politician who served as the 39th President and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Fulfilled a campaign promise by granting unconditional pardons to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft.
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Roots captivated its audience over eight consecutive nights.
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The first Commodore Computer the PET or the personal electronic transactor.
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Signed by egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime minister menachem began following 13 days of secret negotiations at Camp David.
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Partial Nuclear meltdown which occured in one of the 2 U.S. three mile island nuclear reactors in Dauphin County Pennsylvania.
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Diplomatic crisis between Iran and the U.S. 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days.
