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Online: Gary Midkiff - The 1970s

Gary Midkiff walks you through 1970-1979 in six sessions. Each session covers 20 months.

Session #1: January 1970 through August 1971. Vietnam. 4 students killed at Kent State. Supreme Court upholds publishing of the Pentagon Papers. And music.

Session #2: September 1971 through April 1973. Vietnam. Richard Nixon reelected. Disney World opens. Nixon and Kissinger “open” China. Supreme Court issues Roe vs. Wade decision. And music.

Session #3: May 1973 through December 1974. Vietnam. Nixon resigns. Secretariat wins horse racing’s Triple Crown. And music.

Session #4: January 1975 through August 1976. Vietnam. Viking 1 lands on Mars. And music.

Session #5: September 1976 through April 1978. Jimmy Carter elected. Microsoft becomes a company. US Senate votes to return the Panama Canal to Panama. And music.

Session #6: May 1978 through December 1979. Carter, Begin and Sadat announce the Camp David Peace Agreement. Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown. The Iran hostage crisis begins. And music.

This program includes graphic footage of Vietnam War combat, which may be distressing for some viewers, especially those with military experience or trauma. Viewer discretion is advised.

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