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1970 – The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) begins operations, succeeding National Educational Television (NET). 1970 – Singer-songwriter-guitarist-musician Jimi Hendrix dies of a drug overdose at the age 27. 1970 – Singer Janis Joplin dies of a drug overdose at the age of 27. 1970 – The Environmental Protection Agency is created.
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
The history of Dallas, Texas, United States, from 1946 to 1974 concerns the city during the mid-20th century. President Kennedy and his wife Jackie arriving at Love Field, Dallas, Texas, 22 November 1963
Pride events in Texas date back to the 1970s, following the June 1969 riots at New York City's Stonewall Inn. ... 5.9% of the metro's population identified as LGBTQ+. This article originally ...
Kutler, Stanley I. ed. Dictionary of American History (3rd Edition 10 Volumes, 2003) Martin, Michael. Dictionary of American History (Littlefield, Adams 1989) Morris. Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of American History (7th ed. 1996) Purvis, Thomas L. A Dictionary of American History (Blackwell 1997) Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr.
The triumphal issue for liberalism was the achievement of civil rights legislation in the 1960s, which won over the black population created a new black electorate in the South. However, it alienated many working-class ethnic whites, and opened the door for conservative white Southerners to move into the Republican Party. [17]
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1951 - North Texas Municipal Water District established. [2] 1960 - Population: 3,695. [2] 1962 - City of Plano incorporated. [1] 1965 - Population: 13,097. [2] 1969 - Plano Drive-In cinema in business. [4] 1970 - Population: 17,872. [2] 1977 - John Clark Stadium (school stadium) opens. 1980 Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus begins operating. [2 ...