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Congress establishes Environmental Protection
AgencyPost Office Department becomes an independent agency rather than a federal agency and is renamed the Postal Service
Nixon sends troups into Cambodia
Kent State students killed by National Guardsmen
Janis Joplin dies of drug overdose
Pan Am puts first jumbo jet, a Boeing 747 into service, it holds 490 passengers
"Ms." Magazine is founded; feminist Gloria Steinem is the first editor
Lexitron introduces the first word processor
Average teacher salary is $9,047 ($32,638 in 1990)
1971 News and Events
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong dies at age 71
China joins the United Nations
Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
Major earthquake hits L.A., kills 65Supreme Court rules in favor of busing to achieve racial balance in schools
Charles Manson found guilty of first degree murder
Nixon imposes 90 day freeze on wages and prices to slow inflation
Patent for MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, filed by Raymond Damadian
Intel introduces the first microprocessor
"All In The Family," the story of Archie Bunker's family, debuts on TV
1972 News and Events
Nixon wins second term in White House
Nixon becomes first U.S. President to visit China
Nixon orders one year moratorium on school busing
Texas Instruments develops the first pocket calculator
Apollo 16 mission explores the moon
J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, dies at age 77
Munich Olympic Games - Palestinian terrorists attack Israeli athletes
Former president Harry S. Truman dies at age 88
Federal Express is founded by Frederick Smith
Out of concerns for public health, the government bans use of DDT, a common pesticide
U.S. Surgeon General warns of danger to non-smokers from second hand smoke
Ban on cigarette advertising on radio & TV takes effect
Consumer Product Safety Commission established
Average teacher salary is $9,047 ($32,638 in 1990)
1973 News & Events
Watergate Hotel, Washington, D.C.Arab oil embargo sends prices soaring and leaves Americans waiting on gas lines
Gerald R. Ford becomes Vice President when Spiro T. Agnew resigns
Roe vs. Wade: Supreme Court rules that the right privacy protects a woman's decision whether to bear a child. State laws that make abortion a crime are overturned.
CAT Scanner is introduced
Intel markets the 8080 microprocessor
Erica Jong's sexually explicit book "Fear of Flying" is a best seller
1974 News & Events
President Richard Nixon resigns
Gerald Ford becomes President
President Ford pardons Nixon; public protests decision
President Ford grants limited amnesty to Vietnam War draft evaders and military deserters
The Arab oil embargo ends"People" magazine is first published
The first personal computer, the Altair, is developed
A nationwide speed limit of 55 mph is established
Wage & price controls, started in 1971, are discontinued
Congress passes the Privacy Act requiring federal agencies to give individuals any information in their files about them and to correct incorrect records
Physician Henry Heimlich demonstrates the Heimlich maneuver, which will become the standard emergency treatment for choking victims.
See also: World History 1970-1979
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