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The United States successfully landed the first man on the moon on July 20th, 1969. This ended the space race and left the U.S. as the victors of the event.

The exchange of ping pong players between China and the U.S. beginning from 1971 to 1972. This marked a thawing of trade relations between the two countries, leading to an end of the embargo on China.

Famous scandal from 1972 to 1974 involving Richard Nixon and the Democratic National Party. An attempt to spy on the party lead to Nixon’s eventual resignation in the years following.

Supreme Court ruling in 1973 that stated that the fourteenth amendment granted women the right to choose on whether they are able to have an abortion of their pregnancy. Lead to series of debates that spans up to today and has still not been resolved.

From October 6 to 25, 1973, the Arab states of Egypt and Syria fought against Israel in a war over land in the middle east. Led to Israel winning the conflict and the Camp David Accords being signed.

Nixon resigns from office on August 9th, 1974 due to the scandal resulting from the watergate hotel. This marked the first and only time a U.S. president resigned from office.

Introduced in January, 1975, the Altair 8800 was the first PC to commercially hit the markets and become a moderate success among consumers. Eventually lead to the huge market for personal computing technology as seen in today’s world.

Standoff between the U.S. and Iran from November 4, 1979 to January 20th, 1981 involving 52 american diplomats. Diplomats were held captive during the presidency of Jimmy Carter and dominated a significant part of his presidency.

Invented by ARPA on January 1st, 1983, the internet was first used by government services in order to communicate more easily and freely. Eventually made its way into the hands of the people and formed an essential role in society as known today.

April 19th, 1995, the Oklahoma City Bombings were the deadliest terrorist attacks at the time in the U.S., and still rank as the most deadly domestic terrorist attack in the history of the nation. This was the country’s first large-scale encounter with domestic terrorism.