In The News
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- Jimmy Hoffa disappears
- Ford assassination attempt. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a Charles Manson follower, pointed a gun at Ford, though no shots were fired. This was followed by Sara Jane Moore 17 days later to shoot the president in a crowd.
- New York City is bailed out by federal government
- Literacy requirement for voting repelled
- Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
Sets importation quotas on petroleum
- Metric Conversion Act passed in the US
A big failure too, widely ignored by people.
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- Lebanon civil war begins
- Saigon falls to communism
America suspended it's aid two years after removing it's military forces. In April, US official ordered the remaining 1000 US citizens to evacuate to the
embassy in Saigon. This lead to the now famous image of citizens climbing the ladder to
helicopters to be airlifted out of the city.
- Poland treaty allowing immigration to West Germany
- 8,000 ceramic warriors discovered in China
Life sized statues of warriors, and over 10,000 artifacts of gold, jade, silk and iron were discovered in the tomb of emperor Shih Huang-ti, ruller from 221 to 206 BC
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- Lyme disease first discovered
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- Disposable razors are introduced
- Catalytic converters are introduced on cars
- First US born Roman Catholic saint (Elizabeth
Seton)
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Lifestyle |
- The Altair, the first home computer is introduced
No screen, no printer, not a single luxury. A kit computer you had to assemble parts for yourself, based on the Z-80 microprocessor.
- Computerized Supermarket checkouts begin to appear
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Technology |
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