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Richard Nixon Watergate, first presidental resignation, Vietnam War Apollo 11 Lunar Landing, U.S. wins space race, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins Afghanistan Cold War continues in 1979-1980 with Soviet Invasion of this country Birth Control pill that changed the United States, gave women freedom of home planning Roe vs Wade Controversal court decision giving women the right to choose Stagflation 1970s version of inflation, slow to no economic growth, high unemployment, over extended period of time Michael Jackson King of Pop, singer, dancer, fashion icon, rocked music charts for over a decade Bay of Pigs Cold War tension over Cuba, JFK attempts to overthrow Castro, plan falls miserably Saigon Captial of South Vietnam, capture of this city marks the conclusion of the civil war in 1975 Marlon Brando Don Vito Corleone in Mario Puzzo's Godfather, box office sensation in 1972 Desert Warfare British, U.S. troops fought Rommel during WWII back and forth over same land in Africa Saturday Night Live Ground breaking variety show of 1975, introduced LIVE television satire/paraody/current events, launched many careers Malcolm X "by any means necessary", assassinated, fought for racial equality during 1960s Mustang "babe magnet" of 1960s, introduced sporty/collectable/non-family car to American society Kent State Massacre Four killed, nine wounded by Ohio National Guard during protest of U.S. invasion of Cambodia Winston Churchill Prime Minister of United Kingdom during WWII, one of the big three, Sally Ride First women to reach outer space in 1983 CREEP Nixon Whitehouse fundraising organization, laundred money in what came to be know as Watergate Scandal Ho Chi Minh President of North Vietnam 1946-1969, lead Vietnamese war until death, ultimately ended under Vietnamese unification in 1975 Tet Offensive Vietnamese military campaign in 1968, largest unified attack in conflict's history, proved U.S. victory impossible