Timeline of United States history (1970-1989)
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This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1970 to 1989.
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1970s
- 1970 - Environmental Protection Agency enacted
- 1971 - 26th Amendment ratified
- 1972 - U.S. presidential election, 1972 (including Watergate burglary)
- 1972 - Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with USSR
- 1973 - Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling over-turns state laws against abortion
- 1973 - Skylab, USA's first space station launched
- 1974 - Richard Nixon resigns Presidency over Watergate
- 1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President (by succession rather than election)
- 1976 - U.S. presidential election, 1976
- 1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President
- 1978 - Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment Act
- 1978 - Camp David Accords (1978)
- 1979 - Three Mile Island nuclear accident
- 1979 - Iran hostage crisis begins
1980s
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President Reagan was the face of the United States during the 1980s
- 1980 - Refugee Act
- 1980 - Mount St. Helens eruption in Washington kills 57 (see 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens)
- 1980 - U.S. boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- 1980 - U.S. presidential election, 1980
- 1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President (Iran releases hostages)
- 1981 - Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley
- 1981 - Kemp-Roth Tax Cut
- 1983 - 241 U.S. Marines killed by suicide bomb in Lebanon
- 1983 - United States loses the America's Cup for the first time in 142 years, ending the longest winning streak in sports.
- 1983 - United States invades Grenada
- 1984 - Most of Eastern Bloc boycotts Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
- 1984 - U.S. presidential election, 1984 (Ronald Reagan is re-elected)
- 1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident
- 1986 - Tax Reform Act of 1986
- 1986 - Gramm Rudman Hollings Balanced Budget Act
- 1986 - Marshall Islands become independent
- 1987 - Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 22.6% in single session on Black Monday
- 1987 - Dennis Conner onboard "Stars & Stripes" returns the America's Cup to America.
- 1988 - Discovery launched as first post-Challenger space shuttle flight
- 1988 - U.S. presidential election, 1988
- 1988 - Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty went into effect.
- 1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President
- 1989 - Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound
- 1989 - Loma Prieta earthquake kills 63 in greater San Francisco Bay Area
Clip Art and Pictures
- Historical Pictures of the United States (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States)
- Pictures of the American Revolution (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/American_Revolution)
- Civil Rights Pictures (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Civil_Rights)
- Civil War Images (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Civil_War)
- Pictures of Colonial America (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Colonial_America)
- Historical US Illustrations (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Illustrations)
- Photographs of the US Presidents (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Presidents)
- World War II Pictures (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/World_War_II)
- Pictures of Historical People (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/People)
Lesson Plans, Resources and Activites
- US History Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/index.htm)
- American Revolution Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/American_Revolution/index.htm)
- Colonial America Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/Colonial_Times/index.htm)
- Great Depression Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/Great_Depression/index.htm)
- Westward Expansion Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/Westward_Expansion/index.htm)
State Maps
- US State Maps (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/US_State_Maps)
State Flags
- US State Flags (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/State_Flags)