70s Timeline
1970:
Earthquake at Yunnan, China kills at least 15,621.
President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act.
The very first Earth Day took place.
1971:
Cigarette advertisements are banned from T.V
Indo-Pakistani War starts.
Mao Zedong invites the US ping-pong team to visit Beijing.
1972:
First winter Olympics has held in Asia.
Volkswagen Beetle model came out.
Nixon orders “Christmas bombing” on North Vietnam.
1973:
The Vietcong releases the first American prisoners of war.
Richard Nixon announces Project Independence.
1974:
Nixon signs a bill lowering the speed limit to 55 mph in order to save gasoline
The Watergate scandal becomes a national issue
Richard Nixon became the first President of the United States to resign from office
Air Vietnam flight 727 is hijacked then crashes while attempting to land with 75
1975:
Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins
A bomb explodes at New York City's LaGuardia Airport killing about 11
The name "Micro-soft" or "microcomputer software" is used by Bill Gates in a letter to Paul Allen for the first time
The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth
1976:
The movie Rocky came out
The first 4.6 miles of the Washington DC subway system opened
Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City
Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show
1977:
After having war with them, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat visits Israel
MRI is first used
Two 747 (double floored) passenger planes collide over the Canary Islands killing 600 people
New York sees is worst blackout: 25 hours
1978:
First test-tube baby
The Israeli and Egyptian leaders met in Maryland to discuss peace
Ultra-sound is first used
1979:
Margaret Thatcher becomes first woman British Prime Minister
Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
Diplomatic ties between China and USA are formed
Democratic rebels overthrow the Nicaraguan dictator
Earthquake at Yunnan, China kills at least 15,621.
President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act.
The very first Earth Day took place.
1971:
Cigarette advertisements are banned from T.V
Indo-Pakistani War starts.
Mao Zedong invites the US ping-pong team to visit Beijing.
1972:
First winter Olympics has held in Asia.
Volkswagen Beetle model came out.
Nixon orders “Christmas bombing” on North Vietnam.
1973:
The Vietcong releases the first American prisoners of war.
Richard Nixon announces Project Independence.
1974:
Nixon signs a bill lowering the speed limit to 55 mph in order to save gasoline
The Watergate scandal becomes a national issue
Richard Nixon became the first President of the United States to resign from office
Air Vietnam flight 727 is hijacked then crashes while attempting to land with 75
1975:
Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins
A bomb explodes at New York City's LaGuardia Airport killing about 11
The name "Micro-soft" or "microcomputer software" is used by Bill Gates in a letter to Paul Allen for the first time
The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth
1976:
The movie Rocky came out
The first 4.6 miles of the Washington DC subway system opened
Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City
Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show
1977:
After having war with them, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat visits Israel
MRI is first used
Two 747 (double floored) passenger planes collide over the Canary Islands killing 600 people
New York sees is worst blackout: 25 hours
1978:
First test-tube baby
The Israeli and Egyptian leaders met in Maryland to discuss peace
Ultra-sound is first used
1979:
Margaret Thatcher becomes first woman British Prime Minister
Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
Diplomatic ties between China and USA are formed
Democratic rebels overthrow the Nicaraguan dictator
