Richard M. Nixon (Jan. 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) 37th President of the United States
If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished. — Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew (Nov. 9, 1918 - Sept. 17, 1996) 39th Vice President of the United States
U.S. news
• Alaskan oil pipeline bill passed • Roe v. Wade makes abortion a U.S constitutional right • Chrysler and other U.S. car makers close a number of plants affecting 100,000 workers
the American Indian Movement and their supporters seize the old town of Wounded Knee in South Dakota and hold it for two months, when the 120 are arrested • Battle of the
Inventions
Sexes tennis match ends with Mrs. Billy Jean King defeating Bobby Riggs • Secretariat wins Triple Crown, first in 25 years • Endangered Species Act signed into law • Mississippe River reaches its peak level in St. Louis during a record 77-day flood
Technology
• World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the world • Watergate Hearings begin • Armed members of
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• Skylab, the U.S.’s first space station, is launched • Concorde cuts flying time across the Atlantic in half, flying at average speeds of 954 mph • Sears tower opens in Chicago
• Genetic engineering • Barcode • Optical fiber • Jetski
Sports
• NFL Champions, Miami Dolphins over the Washington Redskins, 14-7 • NBA Champions, New York Knicks over the L.A. Lakers, 4-1
Popular
• The Exorcist • Deliverance • Live and Let Die • Paper Moon • Last Tango in Paris • Jesus Christ Superstar
films
• American Graffiti • The Sting
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