Headlines of the 1970's

This is a list of important events that occured during 1975.  Exact dates are listed when known.

• General Francisco Franco dies
  Paving the way for democratic reforms under his heir, Juan Carlos over the next two years.
  
• Portugal withdraws from Guinea
  
• Lebanon civil war begins
  Sparked by Christians killing a busload of Palestinians and other Muslims, the country was quickly thrown into a war between the privlidged christians and the poor muslims.
  
• Saigon falls to communism
  America suspended it's aid two years after removing it's military forces. In April, US official ordered the remaining 1000 US citizens to evacuate to the embasssy in Saigon. This lead to the now famous image of citizens climbing the ladder to helicoptors to be airlifted out of the city.
  
• The Altair, the first home computer is introduced
  No screen, no printer, not a single luxury. A kit computer you had to assemble parts for yourself, based on the Z-80 microprocessor.
  
• Computerized Supermarket checkouts begin to appear
  
• Disposable razors are introduced
  
• Catalytic converters are introduced on cars
  
• Lyme disease first discovered
  
• First US born Roman Catholic saint
  
• Jimmy Hoffa disappears
  
• Ford assasination attempts
  Lynette "Squaky" Fromme, a Charles Manson follower, pointed a gun at Ford, though no shots were fired. This was followed by Sara Jane Moore 17 days later to shoot the president in a crowd.
  
• New York City is bailed out by federal government
  
• Literacy requirement for voting repelled
  
• Energy Policy and Coservation Act of 1975
  Sets importation quotas on petroleum
  
• Metric Conversion Act passed in the US
  A big failure too, widely ignored by people.
  
• Poland treaty allowing immigration to West Germany
  
• 8,000 ceramic warriors discovered in China
  Life sized statues of warriors, and over 10,000 artifacts of gold, jade, silk and iron were discovered in the tomb of emperor Shih Huang-ti, ruller from 221 to 206 BC
  
• Mayaguez Incident
  The United States' merchant ship, the SS Mayaguez, was seized in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia because of alledged contraband. The 39 crew members were held captive for three days, until a rescue attempt was made by President Gerald Ford that resulted in the death of 41 American marines.
  

This is a list of important events the occured during 1976.  Exact dates are listed when known.

• Soweto uprising in South Africa
  
• First artifical gene
  Capable of working in a living cell, it was the first living cell created entirely in a test tube without any other gene as a template.
  
• Apple Computer is launched
  
• Legionnaire's disease strikes 182, kills 29
  The first appearance of the flu like disease struck at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia
  
• Tall Ships celebration in New York Harbor
  To celebrate the bicentennial of the country.
  
• CB radio popularity peaks
  656,000 CB radio applications were filed each month 1976
  
• Courts allow removal of life support
  Karen Ann Quinlan had been in a coma for over a year before her parents won the right to remove the life support equipment keeping her alive. It took 9 years for her to die afterwards.
  
• First Cray Supercomputer
  
• Betamax and VHS VCRs released
  
• Doctors protest increase in malpractice insurance
  
• Mao Tse-tung died
  The communist leader of China died in 1976 after over 25 years of rule.
  

This is a list of important events the occured during 1977.  Exact dates are listed when known.

• Egyptian president visits Israel
  President Anwar al-Sadat was the first Arab country to visit and acknowledge Israel's right to exist. This began the long peace process in the region.
  
• Neutron bomb funding began
  The Neutron bomb was an atomic weapon designed to spread radiation to kill people and leave buildings intact.
  
• Red Dye No. 2 isbanned
  It was found to cause cancer, so it's use was discontinued, but led to a red dye scare.
  
• MRI is first used
  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is used to map the brain and other parts of the body.
  
• Son of Sam murderer arrested
  His arrest ended a 12 month long killing spree. He was clinically paranoid and believed the 1000 year old spirit of a black dog named Sam ordered him to kill people.
  
• Treaty to signover Panama Canal passed
  Control was given back to the country of Panama on December 31, 1999.
  
• The first Concorde SST leaves from New York City
  Despite design setbacks and environmental protests, a flight route was established between New York and Pairs.
  
• Alaskian pipeline is completed
  
• New York City blackout
  July 13th saw a 25 hour blackout in the city, resulting in widespread looting.
  
• Carter halts development of B-1 bomber
  

This is a list of important events the occured during 1978.  Exact dates are listed when known.

• Jonestown massacre
  The suicide and murder of 900 people who drank cyanide-flavored fruit drink, the leader shot himself.
  
• First test tube baby - In vitro fertilization
  
• Camp David accords for Middle East peace
  Egypt, Israel and the US met in the presidential retreat in Maryland to hammer out a peace agreement between the two leaders.
  
• Ultrasound first used
  
• Atlantic City permits gambling
  
• Garfield the Cat is syndicated
  
• Love Canal in New York declared federal disaster
  
• Hustler Publisher Larry Flynt Shot & Paralyzed
  Larry Flynt, publisher of the hardcore porno mag HUSTLER, was shot and paralyzed from the waist down by an unknown assailant. There are rumours that the assailant was infuriated by a multi-racial photo spread in one issue of HUSTLER.
  
• Super Bowl
  Dallas d. Denver (27-10)
  
• World Series
  NY Yankees d. LA Dodgers (4-2)
  
• NBA Championship
  Washington Bullets d. Seattle (4-3)
  
• Stanley Cup
  Montreal d. Boston (4-2)
  
• Wimbledon
  Women: Martina Navratilova d. C. Evert (2-6 6-4 7-5)
  Men: Bjorn Borg d. J. Connors (6-2 6-2 6-3)
  
• Kentucky Derby Champion
  Affirmed
  
• NCAA Basketball Championship
  Kentucky d. Duke (94-88)
  
• NCAA Football Champions
  Alabama (AP, FW, NFF) (11-1-0) & USC (UPI) (12-1-0)
  
• World Cup
  Argentina d. Holland (3-1)
  
• Sony introduces the Walkman, the first portable stereo.
  
• Movies
  The Deer Hunter, Midnight Express, Heaven Can Wait, Coming Home
  
• Oscars awarded in 1978
  Academy Award, Best Picture: Annie Hall, Charles H. Joffe, producer (United Artists)
  
• Record of the Year
  "Hotel California," Eagles
  
• Album of the Year
  "Rumours", Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
  
• Song of the Year
  "Love Theme From A Star Is Born" (Evergreen), Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams, songwriters
  
• Miss America: Susan Perkins (OH)
  
• Deaths
  Hubert Humphrey
  Anastus Mikoyan
  Norman Rockwell
  

This is a list of important events the occured during 1979.  Exact dates are listed when known.

• The Shah flees Iran
  The Ayatollah Khomeini assumes power and introduces Islamic law
  
• Iranian students storm the US embassy
  They held 52 of the 66 people in the embassy hostage for 444 days, which helped to undermine Jimmy Carters re-election efforts in the 1980.
  
• Margaret Thatcher becomes British PM
  The Conservatives had taken over the Parliment, and Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to hold the highest office in a European country.
  
• The Soviets invade Afghanistan
  
• The Sony Walkman is introduced
  
• Moral Majority is begun by Jerry Falwell
  
• Susan B Anthony dollar coin
  
• Skylab fell into the Indian Ocean
  
• Diplomatic ties with China formalized
  
• Three Mile Island partial meltdown
  In March a series of mechanical and human errors caused a near meltdown of the reactor at one of the plants in Three Mile Island Pennsylvania near Harrisburg.
  
• Sioux Nation awarded $100 million in land claim
  
• Ayatollah Khomeini
  Ayatollah took power in Iran on February 11, 1979.
  

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