Historical Events in Time, The Seventies continued.
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Hanoi
and the U.S. agree to the final details ending the Vietnam War. Shortly
thereafter the last U.S. troops are withdrawn followed by the official signing
of a cease-fire by the U.S. and South Vietnam with North Vietnam. |
May
29th, Councilman Tom Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles.
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Vice-PresidentSpiro T. Agnew (charge with accepting bribes) resigns. Gerald R. Ford
is selected to replace him by President Nixon. From February through July of
1974, The Watergate Hearings conducted by a congressional panel, and
chaired by Senator Sam Ervin, Jr., find instances of bribery, misconduct, and
misuse of funds for private gain by some of the highest members in President
Nixon’s Administration. The president continued to deny any knowledge of wrong
doing on his 774behalf. | |
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Frank
Robinson
is the first African American to manage a major league baseball team. He singed
to manger the Cleveland Indians. "Hammering" Hank Aaron breaks
Babe Ruth’s home run record by belting the 715th home run of his
career. Muhammad Ali knocks out George Forman to win the "Thriller
in manila" heavyweight bout for the undisputed championship of the
world.
In
July, The House Judiciary Committee voted to articles of a bill of impeachment
against President Nixon for obstruction the Watergate investigation, violation
of his oath of office, and refusing to turn over
documents requested by the
investigating committee.
In
August, Richard Milhouse Nixon resigned the Presidency amid the very real
indications that he would be impeached. His current Vice President Gerald R.
Ford assumed the duties of President of the United States. Later on, President
Ford granted Nixon a full pardon. The Watergate scandal finally saw evidence of
closure.
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1974 |
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The Intel
8080, five times faster than the 8008, and handles 64,000 bytes (64K) of
memory, four times the capacity of the 8008. Sounds like an improvement over
its predecessor.
1974 also saw the introduction of the Computer on a Chip
from Texas Instruments. It was the first integrated circuit that included a
microprocessor, read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM),
and input/output circuitry. Labeled TMS 1000, the chip was placed in
everything from microwave ovens to hand held video games. Another game changer. | | |
1975 |
Saigon (South Vietnams
capital) is overrun and captured by North Vietnamse soldiers. They immediately
rename the city after their northern leader Ho Chi Minh (City).
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Muslim leader, the Honorable
Elijah Muhammad died in Chicago, Ill leaving The Nation of Islam without a
designated successor. |
Bill
Gates
and Paul Allen founded Microsoft.
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1976 |
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Third year
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, Democrat-Texas, gave a spellbinding
keynote address speech at the Democratic National Convention.She is the
daughter of a Houston Baptist preacher, with a B. A. in political science from
Texas Southeoston University. She became
the first black member of the Texas senate in 1966. She served on the House
Judiciary Committee and gained tremendous notoriety as a panel member during
the Nixon impeachment hearings. | |
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James
Earl (Jimmy) Carter,
the peanut farmer from Georgia was elected the 37th president of the
United States. He and his running mate, Vice President Walter F. Mondale
of Minnesota beat Republican incumbents Gerald R. Ford, and his running
mate, Robert J. Dole from Kansas.
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1976 |
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A record
48% of black high school graduates are heading for colleges to continue their
education. The University of Massachusetts awarded Bill Cosby a Doctor of
Education degree with credit for life experience.
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Bob
Chamblis
was named as one of the individuals responsible for bombing a Birmingham church
that killed four little girls. |
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The
microchip or "Miracle Chip" has made home computer systems
selling for less that $800 a reality. It is expected to enable other domestic
devices, such as burglar and fire alarms, heating and air condition systems to
be computerized. A sharp decline in line tablet’s, memo pads, etc. is
inevitable as the business community and private citizens begin storing
information into computers. There are thousands and thousands of undiscovered
computer applications. The microchip promises an exciting future. | |
1978 |
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Minister Louis
Farrakhan follows the Honorable Eleijah Muhammad, who died in 1975, as the
Nation of Islam leader.
Joan C.
Bynuan,
Nurse Corps, became the first black female Captain selected by the Navy.
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1979 |
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Brigadier
General Hazel Johnson
became the first African American Chief of the Army Nurse Corps.
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