BY: Nicquise Taylor
1970 Kent state shooting
• Ohio national guards shot 63 rounds into a large crowd in 6.7 sec
• Killed 4 and injured 9
• This tragic event shut down collages all over the county for the whole semester
• Richard Nixon made a speech 3 weeks later and said 26 of the guards will be drafted from expansion of the country.
1971 Super Bowl V
• Baltimore Colts (AFC) vs. Dallas Cowboys
• Baltimore won 16-13
• The MVP was Chuck Howely linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
• Norm Schachter was the referee
• Tom Landry (Dallas) and Don Shula (Baltimore)
1972 Terrorist Attack
• At 4:30 on September 5 terrorists attacked team Israeli
• They climbed a 6 1/2ft wall that covered the Olympic games
• They killed many and held 5 Israels hostage
• They demanded the German troops release 234 Arab terrorists
1973 NBA Finals
• L.A. Lakers vs. N.Y. Knicks
• Knicks won 4-1 ( 4 series to 1)
• MVP Willis Reed ( N.Y. Knicks)
• Viewed on ABC
• This event went on May 1st – May 10th
1974 Patty Hearst Kidnapping
• Born February 20, 1954
• She is now 57 years old
• Born in San Francisco, California
• She was kidnapped in Feb of 1974 by a group called SLA
• The Patty Hearst kidnapping still remains a mystery
• She is claiming too be brain washed
• She also posed with guns and money
1975 FASHION
• Girls wore skirts and guys wore long disco pants
• Disco clubs were famous during the 70’s
• One of the most famous disco clubs was called Studio 41
1976 BUS KIDNAPPING
• A Bus load of children age 5-14
• They came back from the fairgrounds after a swim meet
• The bus driver Ray saw a van on the side of the rode, stopped and asked if they had any problems with the van
• The people in the van kidnapped Ray and the kids on the bus
1977 Elvis Death
Elvis Presley was found dead by his manager in his bathroom in a pool of his own vomit
• He died because of an over dose of prescription drugs
• Elvis was known for his amazing music
• They made a wax look-alike of his body
1978 David Berkowitz
• His nickname is “Son Sam”
• He is a serial killer
• Went to jail 5 times for murder
• On his last parole hearing, he says he was not getting out and he is going to do his time because Jesus Christ is with him
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1979 President Carter
• Jimmy Carter, the “Peanut Man” served in the Navy
• He graduated from Georgia State
• He got his degree in science
• He got married in July 7, 1946
• He had 4 kids
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