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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

American History Timeline

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

TIMELINE

John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney in the 1970s hit film Saturday Night Fever. 

Polyester was the popular fabric in clothing during the 1970s.



The 1970s were characterized by strong disillusionment with government and social change.  The Kent State Massacre spotlighted student protests of the Vietnam War which ended with the Paris Peace Accord of 1973.   

President Nixon was forced to resign under the pressure of the Watergate Scandal.   Affirmative action protected against racial and gender discrimination.  The Roe vs. Wade ruling  allowed women the right to choose an abortion.  Pop Culture of the decade included mood rings, lava lamps, pet rocks, hot pants, Atari and disco fever!

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