1. Celebrating the Century: 1970-1979
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Music: For What It’s Worth Title: HARD TIMES
The Vietnam War is still being fought. The President is Nixon. April 30, 1970-the president sends troops into the country of Cambodia.
At Kent State University in the state of Ohio , nine students are injured and 4 die.
TV Show: All in the Family starring Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker.
In 1973, the United States withdraws from Vietnam. The United States lost 57,000 soldiers in the war.
April 30, 1975-the city of Saigon falls to the communist (becomes Ho Chi Mihn City)
Nixon visited the country of China in 1972 and then stopped at Moscow in Russia.
The SALT treaty is signed between the United States and Russia
Music: The Party’s Over Title: I AM NOT A CROOK
June 17, 1972-a break in takes place at the Watergate Hotel. It is the sight of the Democratic Headquarters (Woodward and Bernstein break the story in the newspaper)
July 1974 (date) impeachment proceedings begin against Richard Nixon
Aug. 9, 1974(date) Nixon becomes the first US president to resign.
In 1976, the US celebrates its bicentennial
With John Travolta as its star, Saturday Night Fever introduces the disco scene.
Movies of the 70s: The Exorcist, Jaws, Star Wars, The Godfather, Rocky, True Grit, Dirty Harry and Superman
Music: Give Peace a Chance Title: Days of Terror
Terrorist began to highjack airplanes and take hostages.
At the Munich Olympics on Sept. 5, 1972, terrorist seized Israeli athletes. In all, 9 athletes die.
Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in the sport of swimming
Uganda is led by Idi Amin. Hostages are held at the airport named Entebbe .
The Egyptian leader, Sadat, travels to Israel to discuss peace.
Egyptian & Israeli leaders travel to the US and sign the Camp David Peace Accords.
Three years later, Sadat is assassinated .

2. Music: I Am Woman Title: Out of Darkness
In 1973, the court case of Roe vs. Wade Stated women had a constitutional right to have an abortion
Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in tennis at the Astrodome in 1973
Femanism name of the movement for women’s rights
TV mini series: Roots written by Alex Haley (1977) follows Kunta Kentay in slavery
Influential Black leaders: Dubois, Carver, Bunch, King, Marshall, Chisholm, Jackson, Powell
Ali fights George Foreman using a tactic called Rope a Dope
Music: Hush Little Baby Title: Along Way Home
Aug. 16, 1977-Elvis Presley dies unexpectedly. Other rock stars who die in the 70s include Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix.
Top singers from the 70s: Bruce Springsteen and Led Zeppelin
Jim Jones leads a religious group in the city of San Francisco. He took his followers to Guiana where 909 of them committed suicide.
The country of Iran goes from Shah to Ayatollah in leadership.
Nov. 4 (date) The US Embassy in Tehran is seized and 60 US hostages are taken. Total days the hostages held:444. Total American hostages freed:52
Reagan becomes the president in The countries of Afghanistan and Nicargua are having conflicts as he becomes president
Add: Barbara Jordan 1st Female African American Congressmen, Malcolm X led radical wing of Civil Rights , Cesar Chavez led Civil Rights for hispanics