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Ms. Zemetres- 1976- 1990's
American
History Database- password on list or ask Ms. Strauss
American History by the Decade
Lists
of Events by Decades
20th
Century Decades
American
Cultural History- 1970's
U.S.
History- 1970's
Fashion
of the 70's
Web
Generation- The 1970's
70's
music lists
70's
Movies
In the
70's- events by year
This list below is from Multnomah County Library.
For the full list go to http://www.multcolib.org/homework/amhsthc.html:
The 1970s
- A
Gateway to African American history from 1975 to the Present
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http://cuip.uchicago.edu/schools/nkocs/AAH/recent.htm
Links to sites on all aspects of African American
history, from the North Kenwood/Oakland Charter School in Chicago.
Jonestown Massacre
- Jonestown
Massacre + 20
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http://www.cnn.com/US/9811/18/jonestown.anniv.01/
Twenty years after this massacre, CNN looked at the
event and the man behind it, Jim Jones.
Kent State Shooting
- Inquire,
Learn, Reflect: May 4, 1970, Years of Remembrance
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http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4may70/exhibit/
Webpage for a 1995 exhibit at the Kent State
University Library. Includes a chronology of the events of May 1-4, 1970
as well as memorials and other literature produced by the University
community since the event.
- The
May 4 shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy
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http://dept.kent.edu/sociology/lewis/lewihen.htm
Document about what really led to the Kent State
shootings, complete with references, notes, and bibliography.
Jackson State Shooting
- The
May 1970 Tragedy at Jackson State University
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http://www.may41970.com/Jackson%20State/jackson_state_may_1970.htm
A detailed history of the event.
Symbionese Liberation Army
- Symbionese
Liberation Army
-
http://www.rickross.com/reference/symbionese/symbionese17.html
SLA Timeline.
- Symbionese
Liberation Army
-
http://www.courttv.com/trials/soliah/slahistory_ctv.html
Court TV details the SLA from its inception.
- Symbionese
Liberation Army
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http://www.rickross.com/groups/symbionese.html
Learn about the SLA through a variety of newspaper
articles.
US-Iranian Hostage Crisis
- Iran
Hostage Crisis
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http://www.bartleby.com/65/ir/Iranhost.html
A brief summary of this historical event of the late
70s.
- Iranian
Hostage Crisis
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http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/hostages.phtml
Links with excerpts from from a hostage diary, and a
brief summary of the event.
- Iran
Hostage Crisis
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Hostage_Crisis
This Wikipedia entry includes an overview of events
and many links to biographies, and history, including a link to a picture
gallery which was shot from within and around the embassy during the
crisis.
Watergate
- Watergate
25
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/front.htm
This site provides an introduction to the most famous
political scandal in American history.
The 1980s
Fall of Communism
- Fall
of Communism in East/Central Europe
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/dr/17672.htm
United States Department of State presents a brief
overview of the fall of Communism in East/Central Europe.
- The
Fall of the Wall
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http://www.chronikderwende.de/english/overview.jsp
This short timeline explains events leading up to the
fall of the Berlin Wall.
Iran-Contra Affair
- Iran
Contra Timeline
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http://www.inthe80s.com/scandal.shtml
Brief overview of Iran Contra events and
personalities from 1980-1992
- Final
Report of the Independent Counsel for Iran/Contra Matters
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http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/source.htm
Independent Counsel's final report on the affair.
The 1990s
Columbine High School Shooting
- Columbine
High School Massacre
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_Massacre
This Wikipedia site presents an article including a
timeline and information about the Columbine High School shootings.
American History - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library
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