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American History by Decades: 1970s
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Watergate Scandal
A political scandal involving President Nixon's administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Nixon eventually resigned in 1974.
Vietnam War
A conflict that lasted from 1955 to 1975, with direct U.S. military involvement ending with the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on July 20, 1969, but the mission is often associated with the decade that it was planned.
Roe v. Wade
The landmark Supreme Court decision in 1973 that established a woman's legal right to an abortion.
Oil Crisis
A period of fuel shortages in the United States caused by an embargo by OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) that began in 1973.
Camp David Accords
A series of agreements between Egypt and Israel brokered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1978.
Kent State Shootings
The killing of four students by National Guardsmen at Kent State University during a protest against the bombing of Cambodia in 1970.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Established
The U.S. agency created in 1970 to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.
Endangered Species Act
A U.S. law passed in 1973 designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation.
Pentagon Papers
Secret Department of Defense study detailing the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The documents were leaked and published by The New York Times in 1971.
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