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World News:
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Soviets Man
World's 1st Space Station for 23 Days |
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Nixon Pledges
Withdrawal of 100,000 Troops from Vietnam |
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The People's
Republic of China Makes Its Formal Entry Into The U.N. |
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The U.S. &
The U.S.S.R. Sign Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons on the Seabed |
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NASA and the
Soviets send probes to Mars.
The NASA Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet
on November 14th. The Soviets Mars 2 and Mars 3 arrived a month later,
and sent a probe down to the planet (which unfortunately didn't work for
long). |
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Three
cosmonauts die after record breaking trip.
After 24 days in space, the cosmonauts died on their
return to Earth when their cabin depressurized. |
National
News:
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President:
Richard Nixon |
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Vice
President: Spiro Agnew |
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Apollo 14 and
15 land on the moon. |
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Texas
Instruments Produces First Pocket Calculator |
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The
microprocessor is introduced
The foundation of all computers, or just about anything electric. |
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End of the
Gold Standard for American Currency
Gold payments ended in 1971 in an attempt to halt the increasing
inflation America was seeing. |
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Trade Embargo
With China is Lifted After 20 Years |
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Supreme Court
Rules School Bussing to End Racial Segregation is Constitutional |
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Cigarette ads
are banned on TV |
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The first
floppy disc is created for computers |
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Direct dial
between New York and London |
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Native
Americans forced out of Alcatraz.
Citing an 1868 treaty which allowed them to live on unoccupied land,
they were protesting the US government's poor record of handling
treaties. Alcatraz became a national park in 1972. |
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Attica State
Prison riot in Buffalo, New York.
The 1200 inmates took the 30 guards and other employees prison in an
attempt for reforms. It ended in bloodbath four days later with 28
inmates and 9 guards killed, all by police gunfire when they took the
prison back. |
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Supreme Court
rules desegregation constitutional |
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PBS begins
Masterpiece Theater
This started a trend with us today, of importing British shows directly
to PBS. |
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South Vietnam
& The US invades Laos.
In an attempt to shut down the Ho Chi Minh trail, the North Vietnam
supply route. It wasn't successful. |
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Benefit
Concert for Bangladesh organized.
George Harrison organized the first benefit concert, which would be the
model for many more benefit concerts (especially in the 80s) |
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CAT scanning
was introduced
Computerizes Axial Tomography (CAT), was the most important medical
breakthrough since the X-ray |
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Money:
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Average
Income: $10,622.00 |
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Minimum Wage:
$1.60 |
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Loaf of
Bread: $0.25 |
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Gallon of
Gas: $0.40 |
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Gallon of
Milk: $1.17 |
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New Car
Average: $3,560.00 |
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New House
Average: $25,200.00 |
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Gold Per
Ounce: $41.25 |
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Silver Per
Ounce: $1.54 |
Movies:
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Best Picture:
The French Connection |
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Best Actor:
Gene Hackman, The French Connection |
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Best Actress:
Jane Fonda, Klute |
Top Songs:
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"Knock Three Times" by Dawn |
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"Maggie May" by Rod Stewart |
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"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by Bee Gees |
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"Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond |
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"It's Too Late" by Carole King |
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"Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night |
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"Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone |
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"One Bad Apple" by Osmonds |
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"Brand New Key" by Melanie |
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"Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" by Cher |
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Jesus
Christ Superstar |
Top Books:
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The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars |
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Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner |
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A Theory of Justice by John Rawls |
Hot New Toys:
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Mastermind |
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Split-Level Aggravation |
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Stay Alive |
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Kicktail Skateboard |
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