“I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.” – Richard M. Nixon
Events • The U.S. Supreme Court upholds School Busing Swann v. CharlotteMecklenburg Board of Education 402 • Amtrak created to provide US inter city passenger train services. • Mount Etna erupts. • Tsunami 85 m high rises over Ryukyu Islands in Japan. • Harris public opinion poll claims
• A new stock market index called the Nasdaq debuts. • Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California. • The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US constition is ratified. • Prison riot and prisoners take hostages at Attica Prison in New York, resulting in the death of 10 hostages and 29 inmates.
that 60% of Americans are against the war in Vietnam. • The Walt Disney World Resort opens in Florida on October 21st • The US table tennis team visits to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) known as “Ping Pong Diplomacy” • Greenpeace formally comes into existence. * Federal Express is started by Fred Smith. * Cigarette Advertising Ended on Television in USA. * In an attempt to control inflation President Richard M. Nixon implements 90 day freeze on wages and prices, he also removed the gold/silver backing from the US Dollar. * Major General Idi Amin takes control of Uganda soon to become one of the worst and most notorious dictators of modern times.Following on from the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts for the first time in April 1971. • The New York Times begins to pub-
lish sections of the Pentagon Papers showing the US Government had been lying to the American People. • Charles Manson and three of his followers receive the death penalty. • Popular CultureLed Zeppelin releases their untitled fourth album. • Jim Morrison of The Doors found dead in bath tub in Paris.
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