1970-1979
Drew todd
Top Ten Events
First "Earth Day" celebrated
2.April 24, 1971
Huge anti-war march in Washington D.C.
3.May 29,1972
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
4.September 5-6, 1972
19 people killed in the terrorist siege of the Munich Olymipic Games
5. 1973
Arab oil embargo
6. January 22, 1973
Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court legalizes abortion
7. 1975
UN declares international year of the woman
8. April 30, 1975
South Vietnam falls to the Communist forces of North Vietnam
9. July 4, 1976
America celebrates the bicentennial
10. March 28, 1979
Radioactive leak at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
Richard Nixon
Hometown: Yorba Linda, California Political Party: Republican Party Scandals: The Watergate Scandal Issues: Responible for the ERA (Equal Rights Act), the EPA (Envoromental Protection Agency), and he ended the Cold War.
Gerald Ford
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Town where he grew up: Grand Rapids, Michigan Political party: Republican Party Scandals: possibly taken part in watergate scandal Issues: pardoned Nixon for watergate scandal, and introduced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War draft dodgers.
Jimmy Carter
Hometown: Plains, Georgia Political party: Democratic Party Scandals: he had a number of scandals Issues: established SALT II treaty and created diplomatic relations with China
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Movies and songs
One of the songs from this time that you still here today is "The Y.M.C.A." By The Village People released in November 13, 1973