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