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1970s - This Day In History

The 1970s was an era when the women's rights, gay rights and environmental movements gained momentum. The Vietnam War came to a close, the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the United States ended direct involvement in the Vietnam War and President Jimmy Carter grappled with an energy crisis, inflation and the Iran Hostage Crisis.

1973

Delta Flight 723 crashes in fog at Boston Logan

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1971

Greenpeace is born

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1977

Over 2,000 protesters occupy the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant construction site in New Hampshire

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1978

“Gang of 19” activists occupy Denver intersection to protest inaccessibility on the city’s bus system

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1973

Arab American autoworkers lead walkout at Chrysler’s Dodge Main plant

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1974

Philippe Petit walks on a tightrope between the Twin Towers

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1975

New York City’s Chinatown shuts down to protest police brutality

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1973

World Trade Center, then the world’s tallest building, opens in New York City

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1972

Labor organizer and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez begins hunger strike

1970s

This Day In History: 11/22/1963 – Kennedy Assassinated

1970s

This Day in History: 10/22/1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis Begins

1970s

This Day In History: 02/07/1964 – Beatles Arrive in New York

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