In The News
- OPEC doubles price of oil
Thus beginning the gas crisis of the 70s, it was only the
first step in rising prices. Oil went from $1.50 a barrel to
$11.56 a barrel over the course of a few months. This was in
retaliation for the support of Israel. Most of the shortages
in the US however were caused by the gas companies who used
this as an excuse to raise prices.
- October war in Israel
In retaliation for the 1967 defeat, Egypt and Syria attack
Israel over occupied lands. In less than a month however,
the Israelis had won the war and a US pressured cease-fire
had taken place.
- Roe vs. Wade abortion law decided
by Supreme Court
This overturned state laws prohibiting first and second
trimester abortions.
- UPC barcodes first introduced
- Rabies vaccine requiring five arm
shots
Replaced the 14-21 shot abdominal procedure
- Sears Tower in Chicago finished
1454 feet tall, the world's largest building at the time
constructed.
- Spiro Agnew resigns
He plead no content to charges of tax evasion.
- AIM seizes Wounded Knee, SD
The American Indian Movement (AIM) seized the hamlet for 90
days before surrendering. It was a protest of violations to
American Indian treaties over the past centuries.
- Billie Jean King defeats Bobby
Riggs in Tennis
- War Powers Act passed by Congress
It prevents the president from commitment of US forces
abroad for more than 60 days without Congressional approval
- The Bahams gain their
independence from Britian
- Nixon releases Watergate tapes
- Endangered Species act passed
- Amid protest, the South
Bend Community School Corporation announces the closing of
Andrew Jackson High School in 1975
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