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  2. Timeline of the history of the United States (1970–1989)

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    President Ronald Reagan was the face of the United States during the 1980s.. 1980 – The United States boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; also announces a grain embargo against the Soviet Union with the support of the European Commission.

  3. 1970s - Wikipedia

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    The 1970s (pronounced "nineteen-seventies"; commonly shortened to the "Seventies" or the "' 70s") was the decade that began on January 1, 1970, and ended on December 31, 1979. In the 21st century, historians have increasingly portrayed the 1970s as a "pivot of change" in world history, focusing especially on the economic upheavals [ 1 ] that ...

  4. 1970 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Lubbock Tornado: An F5 tornado hits downtown Lubbock, Texas, the first to hit a downtown district of a major city since Topeka, Kansas, in 1966; 28 are killed. Race riots erupt in Augusta, Georgia, after the suspicious death of a teenage inmate in the county jail. The disorder, the largest of its kind in the South, results in six fatalities.

  5. 1970 - Wikipedia

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    March 15 – The Expo '70 World's Fair opens in Suita, Osaka, Japan. March 16 – The complete New English Bible is published in the UK. March 18 – General Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and holds Queen Sisowath Kossamak under house arrest.

  6. History of the United States (1964–1980) - Wikipedia

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    New major spending programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, and transportation were launched during this period. The Great Society in scope and sweep resembled the New Deal domestic agenda of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s, but differed sharply in types of programs enacted.

  7. 70s - Wikipedia

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    1 Events. Toggle Events subsection. 1.1 AD 70. ... The 70s was a decade that ran from January 1, ... After this major victory, ...

  8. Category:1970s events - Wikipedia

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    1979 events by month (19 C) A. 1970s archaeological discoveries (10 C, 10 P) C. 1970s conflicts (33 C, 30 P) 1970s controversies (14 C, 4 P) 1970s crimes (17 C) D.

  9. 1970s in music - Wikipedia

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    This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1970s. Aerosmith had seven studio albums chart on the Billboard 200 in the 1970s. [1] Their success in the decade, particularly of their albums Toys in the Attic (1975) and Rocks (1976), helped inspire future rock artists such as Slash [2] and Kurt Cobain [3]