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Kent State Mssacre
Four students died and nine were wounded when the national guard opened fire on student protesters at Kent State University. -
Nixon visits China
By visiting China, Nixon decreased tension with China, and by extension, the USSR. -
Watergate Scandal
Seven burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee. The burglars were found to be connected to President Nixon's reelection campaign, as they were caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents. Nixon tried to cover this scandal up to keep his reputation, until 1974, when Nixon resigned -
Gerald For becomes the 38th President of United States
succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon under the process decreed by the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution and thereby became the country’s only chief executive who was not elected as either president or vice president. -
Cambodian Genocide
The Khmer Rouge and its communist leader Pol Pot killed nearly a quarter of the population. -
Jimmy Carter Elected President
Jimmy carter elected as the 37th president of the united states after starting as a peanut farmer and then becoming governor of georgia -
Elvis Found Dead
Elvis Presley, the rock icon who redefined modern music, was found dead from cardiac arrhythmia. Over his life, Presley sold forty five gold records, each representing over one million sales. -
Harvey Milk is Assassinated
Openly gay San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk was murdered, along with Mayor George Moscone, by former Supervisor Dan White. -
3 Mile Island Nuclear Meltdown
On March 28th 1979 the nuclear powerplants on 3 mile island released radioactive gas in the worst nuclear disaster in us history -
Tehran Hostage Crisis Begins
Iranian militants stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took many Americans hostage.
