Events during the Time period
1973
Roe vs. Wade legalizes abortion in the states Paul Getty is kidnapped Sears tower is being built World Trade Center is the tallest building America's first space station Skylab is launched United States withdraws from Vietnam 1974 Serial killer Ted Bundy begins killing spree Terracotta arm discovered in China President Nixon resigns from office Sears Tower becomes the tallest building 1975 Arthur Ashe is the first black man to win Wimbledon Cambodian Genocide begins Civil war in Lebanon First monster truck built Jimmy Hoffa goes missing Microsoft Founded Pol Pot become communist dictator of Cambodia Saturday Night Live premiers Two assassination attempts tried on President Gerald Ford U.S. pulls out of Cambodia Jaws the movie is released Patti Hearst FBI's most wanted is arrested 1976 First Ebola outbreak in Sudan and Zaire North and South Vietnam join to form a Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tangshan earthquake kills over 240,000 people Hurricane Belle hits the east coast of the U.S. The "Son of Sam" begins killing spree The two dollar bill is issued 1977 Elvis found dead Miniseries Roots airs South African Anti-Apartheid leader Steve Biko tortured to death The first Star Wars movie released ( Star Wars episode IV: A New Hope) Jimmy Carter becomes president 1978 First test tube baby born John Paul the II becomes Pope Jonestown Massacre U.S. dollar plunges to its lowest "Son of Sam" sentenced to twenty five year up to life in prison U.S. stops the production of the Neutron Bomb First Garfield comic printed U.S. bans the sale of Soviet technology |
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