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Arab-Israeli War Begins
It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had been issued earlier that day, and a military coalition of Arab states entered the territory of British Palestine in the morning of 15 May. -
Sam Walton Opens First Walmart
The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Bentonville, Arkansas, and opened Walton's 5 & 10. -
Israeli-Palestine Conflict Begins
The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. This conflict came from the violence in Mandatory Palestine between Israelis and Arabs from 1920 and erupted into full-scale hostilities in the 1947–48 civil war. -
Six Day War
Israel fought a six day war against the surrounding Arab nations; Israel was super successful and gained more territory; Took control of Sinai peninsula; occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip/ Golan Heights; Israel has kept most of the territory since; ahs made peace with many of its neighbors -
OPEC Oil Embargo
During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations. -
First Cell-Phones
The first handheld cellular phone call was made on April 3, 1973, by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper from Sixth Avenue in New York while walking between 53rd and 54th streets. -
Bill Gates Starts Microsoft
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Microsoft Windows. -
Steve Jobs Starts Apple
In 1975, the 20-year-old Jobs and Wozniak set up shop in Jobs' parents' garage, dubbed the venture Apple, and began working on the prototype of the Apple I. To generate the $1,350 in capital they used to start Apple, Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen microbus, and Steve Wozniak sold his Hewlett-Packard calculator. -
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
he Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), enacted in 1977, requires the Federal Reserve and other federal banking regulators to encourage financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they do business, including low- and moderate-income (LMI) neighborhoods. -
Camp David Accords
President Jimmy Carter invited Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat to Camp David for face to face negotiations.The three leaders and their staffs engaged in nonstop discussions. -
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
Complete withdrawal of Israel from Sinai by April 1982.Removal of 6,000 settlers.U.S promised aid to both Israel and Egypt. -
Jimmy Carter (1971-1981)
an American politician, philanthropist, and former farmer who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. -
Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981)
Nov 4, 1979 - Jan 20, 1981. 52 American hostages. 444 days.Tehran, Iran. U.S. gave asylum to Shah.
