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he Presidency of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was born on 1913. In 1951 General Eisenhower selected Richard Nixon to be his running mate. Richard Nixon was the 37th president. In 1940 He married Patricia Ryan and had two daughters, Patricia(Tricia) and Julie. Richard Nixon lost his bid for [|President to John F. Kennedy in 1960]. He ran for president in 1968 and he defeated vice president Hubert H. Humphrey. In 1972 he defeated Democrat George McGovern to win re-election as President. In 1974 he resigned the Presidency because of the Watergate cover-up.

Sources:[]@http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/Nixontapes media type="youtube" key="ZEOGJJ7UKFM" height="265" width="320" By: **Christina S.**

Richard Nixon Resigns (Watergate)
//Text Book Page 411// [] Original Report of the break-in "The **Watergate scandal** was a [|political scandal] in the United States in the 1970s. Named for the [|Watergate office complex] in [|Washington, D.C.], effects of the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of [|Richard Nixon], President of the United States, on August 9, 1974. It also resulted in the [|indictment] and [|conviction] of several Nixon administration officials. The scandal began with the arrest of five men for [|breaking and entering] into the [|Democratic National Committee] headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. The men were connected to the 1972 Committee to Re-elect the President by a [|slush fund][|[1]] and investigations conducted by the [|Senate Watergate Committee], [|House Judiciary Committee] and the [|news media]. President Nixon's staff conspired to cover up the break-in." Source: WIkipedia. media type="youtube" key="DLTTW9tDkfk" height="265" width="320"

The Presidency of Gerald Ford
In 1974 Gerald Ford was the 38 President of the United States. Ford was originally the Vice-President when Richard Nixon was the President, but Nixon got impeached, and that resulted in Ford becoming the next President.

Born on July 14, 1913, his birth name was Leslie Lynch King, Jr. He later became Gerald Ford, Jr. after his mother re-married a paint sales-man, named Gerald Ford.He labeled himself as that officially on December 3, 1935.

Ford married to a lady named Elizabeth Bloomer Warren on October 15, 1948. Gerald and Elizabeth then had four children, which includes Micheal Gerald, born in 1950, John Gardner, born in 1952 and was also called Jack, Steven Meigs, born in 1956, and Susan Elizabeth, born in 1957.

During Ford's Presidency, two woman tried to actually assassinate him in two different attempts. In the city of Sacramento on September, 5 a woman named Lynnette Fromme, aimed a .45 caliber handgun in the area were Gerald Ford's was, but was stopped by Secret Servicemen.The other absurd woman, Sara Moore, did pull the trigger on her gun, but bystander, Marine Oliver Sipple, noticed the event that was about to take place, and grabbed Sara Moore's arm, making the bullet miss it's target and saving Gerald Ford's life.

In September, a major thing that Ford did was in the year of 1974, Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for all crimes that the former President, Nixon did during the time when he was President. Also during the Ford Presidency, the Communist took over South Vietnam, which ended the Vietnam War. Also in 1976, during Ford's Presidency, the Consolidated Rail Corporation attached seven Northeastern railroads, including the Penn Central, Lehigh Valley, Central of New Jersey, Reading, Lehigh Valley and Hudson River, Erie Lackawana and Ann Arbor railroads. Sadly, Ford died on December 26, 2006 of teriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease and diffuse arteriosclerosis at the age o 93. media type="youtube" key="eM9dGr8ArR0" height="265" width="320" Sources:[| nndb.com][| wikipeadia][| http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/] @http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/ By: **Megan K.**

The Presidency of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He defeated Gerald Ford in 1976. Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford by 57 more elector votes and by 1,678,069 popular votes. During his Presidency, Carter had many accomplishments. He dealt with the energy shortage by creating a national energy policy. Carter also promoted civil service reforms and expanded the national park system with a protection of 103 million acres. If Jimmy Carter could claim an increase of nearly 8,000,000 jobs for unemployed people. Another great thing Carter did was help fix the decrease in the budget problem that we had while his Presidency in the United States.

**From Wikipedia:** "James Earl **"Jimmy"** **Carter, Jr.** (born October 1, 1924) served as the [|39th] [|President of the United States] from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 [|Nobel Peace Prize], the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the [|Georgia Senate] followed by the [|governorship of the state of Georgia], from 1971 to 1975,[|[1]] and was a peanut farmer and naval officer.

As president, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the [|Department of Energy] and the [|Department of Education]. He established a [|national energy policy] that included conservation, price control, and new technology. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the [|Camp David Accords], the [|Panama Canal Treaties] and the second round of [|Strategic Arms Limitation Talks] (SALT II). Carter sought to put a stronger emphasis on [|human rights]; he negotiated a peace treaty between [|Israel] and [|Egypt] in 1979. His return of the [|Panama Canal Zone] to [|Panama] was seen as a major concession of US influence in Latin America, and Carter came under heavy criticism for it. His term came during a period of persistent [|stagflation] in a number of countries, including the United States, which significantly damaged his popularity. The final year of his presidential tenure was marked by several major crises, including the 1979 takeover of the American embassy in [|Iran] and [|holding of hostages] by Iranian students, an unsuccessful [|rescue attempt] of the hostages, [|serious fuel shortages], and the [|Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]. By 1980, Carter's disapproval ratings were significantly higher than his approval, and he was challenged by [|Ted Kennedy] for the [|Democratic Party] nomination in the [|1980 election]. Carter defeated Kennedy for the nomination, but lost the election to [|Republican] [|Ronald Reagan]." [|More here] media type="youtube" key="1pHMv7grxYE" height="265" width="320" media type="youtube" key="Wi9y5-Vo61w" height="265" width="320" By: **J.R. S-K**

Jimmy Carter- The Camp David Accord
The Camp David Accord included three people: Jimmy Carter, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat, and the prime minister of Israel, Menachem Begin. Jimmy Carter got together the President of Arab Republic of Egypt and Mechachem Begin on September 5th through September 17th, 1978 in Maryland. Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin both agreed that war was not going to make the problems in the Middle East get any better. They all began talking about a peace treaty that would satisfy both Egypt and Israel. They formed what is now called "The Camp David Accord."  The Camp David Accord has the purpose of creating peace among Egypt, Israel and the neighboring countries that were the most effected by their conflict. In order to create this peace, the Prime Minister of Israel and the President of Egypt must peacefully negotiate and conclude their conflict within three months after they've signed The Camp David Accord. Within three to nine months after the document was signed, all the Israeli forces must come back to a certain point which the President of Egypt and the Prime Minister of Israel will agree on. After they signed the treaty and after their forces have been removed from each other's boundaries, then a normal relationship will come between Egypt and Israel. The relationship included diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations. It also included removing the economic boycotts and the blockades so that the products, and people, can move freely back and forth. It also included the protection of their citizens by law. The Camp David Accord was signed, and completed, on the White House lawn on March 26, 1997.

By: **Ashley O.** Resources: [] [] []

Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island
"**Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI)** is a civilian [|nuclear power plant] located on Three Mile Island in the [|Susquehanna River], in [|Londonderry Township], [|Dauphin County], south of [|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania], [|United States].[|[1]] It has two separate generators, known as TMI-1 and TMI-2. The plant is best known for having been the site of the [|worst civilian nuclear accident in United States history] on March 29, 1979, when TMI-2 suffered a partial [|meltdown]. According to the US [|Nuclear Regulatory Commission], the accident resulted in no deaths or injuries to plant workers or members of nearby communities,[|[2]] a contention which is disputed by some academics, journalists and local residents. The [|reactor core] of TMI-2 has since been removed from the site, but the site has not been decommissioned yet." Source: Wikipedia

The Presidency of Ronald Reagan
//Text Book Pages 417-420// [] @http://www.reaganlibrary.com/ Ronald Reagan won the Republican nomination in 1980 with his partner George H. W. Bush. Then Ronald Reagan ran against President Jimmy Carter, and he won the 1980 presidential election with 489 electoral votes to President Carters 49 electoral votes. Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He took office on January 20, 1981.

On his 69th day as the President he was shot. The words that President Reagan said to his wife after he was shot was "Sorry honey, I forgot to duck." President Reagan recovered quickly and he was back in office making up for lost time. Ronald Reagan obtained legislation to have economic growth, to increase employment, and to strengthen national defense. He also cut taxes and Government expenditures, but that led to a large deficit. Overall President Reagan's fist term was very successful.

In 1984 President Reagan won his second term in office. He beat Walter F. Mondale**.** [|President Reagan had 525 electoral votes to Walter F. Mondale's 13 electoral votes]. In 1986 President Reagan overhauled the income tax codes, lowering income tax rates for many. Reagan also made our relationship with the Soviet Union stronger. Ronald Reagan meet with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and they made a treaty that eliminated intermediate-range nuclear missiles. He ordered naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, and by doing that he maintained the free flow of oil while we were in the Iran-Iraq war.

On June 6th, 2004 Ronald Reagan died, after a very successful life. media type="youtube" key="Yt6Bcbkk1FY" height="265" width="320" media type="youtube" key="WjWDrTXMgF8" height="265" width="320" media type="file" key="Reagan_s_Economic_Policies.mov" width="240" height="240" By: **Nate B.** Resources: [|Ronald Reagan Biography] [|Ronald Reagan][|Wikipedia Ronald Reagan][|Fact Monster Ronald Reagan]

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
"The **Space Shuttle //Challenger// disaster** occurred on January 28, 1986, when [|Space Shuttle Challenger] broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The [|spacecraft] disintegrated over the [|Atlantic Ocean], off the coast of central [|Florida], United States, at 11:39 a.m. [|EST] (16:39 [|UTC])." Source: WIkipedia media type="youtube" key="j4JOjcDFtBE" height="265" width="320" media type="youtube" key="Mr1TMyxArXk" height="265" width="320"

The Presidency of George H.W. Bush
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The Persian Gulf War
[] [] [] "The **Persian Gulf War** (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), known also as the **Gulf War**, the **First Gulf War**[|[12]][|[13]], or often as the **Second Gulf War** [|[14]][|[15]] and by Iraqi leader [|Saddam Hussein] as **The Mother of all Battles**,[|[16]] or commonly as **Desert Storm**, for the military response. The final conflict was initiated with [|United Nations] authorization, by a [|coalition force] from 34 nations against [|Iraq], with the expressed purpose of expelling Iraqi forces from [|Kuwait] after its [|invasion and annexation] on 2 August 1990." media type="youtube" key="DOPvdIQwfUU" height="265" width="320" Source: Wikipedia

The Presidency of Bill Clinton
//Text Book Pages 421-423// [] @http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/ Bill Clinton served as the president of the untied states from 1993 to 2001.Bill Clinton, a Demarcat, won the 1992 election while serving his 5th term as governor of Arkansas. In the election George W. H. Bush was his opponent. Clinton won his second term against Republican Bob Dole. Bill was the first democratic president since Franklin Roosevelt to win the second term.

Clinton took charge when the office really needed him the attention shifted sharply to domestic issues. During Clinton's Presidency, the U.S enjoyed more peace and prosperity than any time in its history. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country's history, dropping crime rates in many places, and reduced welfare rolls. He was the first to balance Federal budgets in decades, and actually achieved budget surplus. Clinton also called an end to racial discrimination.

During his second term he sought legislatiion to upgrade education, to protect jobs of parents who have to take care of sick children, to restrict hand gun sales, to strengthen environmental rules.

In the world, he successfully dispatched peace keeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein stopped United Nations inspections for evidence of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He became a global proponent for an expanded NATO, more open international trade, and a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking. He drew huge crowds when he traveled through South America, Europe, Russia, Africa, and China, advocating U.S. style freedom.

In 1998, as a result of issues surrounding personnel indiscretions with a young woman White House intern, Clinton was the second U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He was tried in the Senate and found not guilty of the charges brought against him. He apologized to the nation for his actions and continued to have unprecedented popular approval ratings for his job as president. media type="youtube" key="nycvN6xk_tY" height="265" width="320" By: **Joey P.** Resources: [][|wikipedia]

Oklahoma City Bombing
April 19, 1995 started like a regular day for the residents of Oklahoma City. People were just beginning their day when suddenly a bomb erupted in front of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Downtown Oklahoma City. The sound of the blast was heard from miles away. This was the worst act of terrorism in the U.S.

The bomb was a two to three ton device made of ammonium nitrate fertilizer mixed with combustible fuel oil. It was placed inside of a rented truck, which was parked in front of the north side of the building. The blast destroyed one-third of the building from roof to ground. Which left a crater eight feet deep, and 30 feet wide.

The building housed several federal offices including the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Administration, Social Security Administration and several others. There was also a day-care center located within the building.

The owner of the rented truck was Timothy J. McVeigh. He grew up as a very good kid. After high school, it didn't go so well for him because his mom moved away and he was stuck with his dad. He decided to destroy the Alfred P. Murrah federal building because of his beliefs. In a letter he said "I strongly believe in a God-given right to self-defense. Should any other person or a governing body be able to tell a person that he/she cannot save their own life, because it would be a violation of the law? In this case, which is more important: faced with a rapist/murderer, would you pick die, a law abiding citizen or live, and go to jail?" Timothy was sentenced to death.

media type="youtube" key="VMrYeMTXifc" height="265" width="320" By: **Caitlin C.** Resources: [] [| http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/mcveigh/conspirators.html]

U.S. Invades Panama- 1989
The United States invaded Panama in an attempt to defeat the military dictator Manuel Noriega. Noriega was charged of drug trafficking and was accused for endangering U.S. nationals.

In 1970, Noriega was becoming a popular figure in the Panamanian military. He was recruited by the CIA to help in the U.S. against the spread of communism in Central America. Noriega got involved in drug trafficking and in 1977 was removed from the CIA. Although, after the Marxist Sandinista government came into power in 1979, he was brought back to the CIA. In 1984, Noriega committed fraud in Panama's presidential election in favor of Nicolas Ardito Barletta, who became a puppet president. In 1986, the concerns of Noriega being a drug trafficker, money launderer, and CIA employee came up. The U.S. government took him out of the CIA again, and in 1988 he was indicated by federal grand juries in Tampa and Miami on drug-smuggling and money-laundering charges.

President George. H. Bush sent additional U.S. troop to the Panama Canal Zone, and on December 16 an off duty U.S. Marine was shot to death at a PDF roadblock. On the next day, President Bush authorized the Operation Just Cause-- the U.S. invasion of Panama to defeat Noriega. On December 20, 9,000 U.S. troops joined the 12,000 U.S. military personnel that were already in Panama. By December 24, the PDF was defeated, and the United States was in control of most of the country. The U.S. forces made Endara president, and he ordered the PDF to end. On January 3, Noriega was arrested by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents. Only 23 U.S. soldiers and three U.S. civilians were killed in the U.S. invasion of Panama. About 150 PDF soldiers were killed along with about other 500 civilians from Panama. In 1992, Noriega was found guilty on eight counts of drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering, which was marked as the first time in history that a U.S. jury convicted a leader from another country of criminal charges. Noriega was sentenced to 40 years in prison. By: **Edhela E.** Resources: @http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5617 @http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/On-this-Day--U-S--forces-invaded-Panama-to-overthrow-Gen--Manuel-Noriega.html []

1971: The 26th amendment changes voting from 21 to 18
On July 1, 1971 the voting age was changed form 21 to 18. Wisconsin was the 34Th state to accept the 26th amendment on June 22, 1971.

The voting age was first looked at in 1954 by president Dwight D. Eisenhower who had thought that the voting age would be under 18. In 1970, President Richard Nixon signed a law which said the voting age to be 18 in most elections. Four states started a minimum voting age below 21. Franklin D. Roosevelt lowered the military draft age to eighteen. In 1917 the Senate and the House Of Representatives voted for the 26 amendment. by:Samantha McGuire resources: [|Wikipedia]

The Establishment of the U.S.'s Environmental Protection Agency
//As a citizen of the United States I strongly feel that the influence of our country's EPA organizations have really had a great impact on all of us as well as the environment in which we stand. Sure, we still have complications today with Global warming and so forth but the 70's really started making progress and great decisions with the Earth and others in mind. They made accomplishments and break - throughs that today we look up to, to guide us as we try to find answers to the problems of the 21st century. Today, I will be talking about the an act of heresy around 1970. A time when our government stood up to the plate and took action. Which is truly amazing and unforgettable.//

On December 2, 1970, President Nixon established the EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He stated that, "As concern with the condition of our physical environment has intensified, it has become increasingly clear that we need to know more about the total environment-land, water, and air." //Which is entirely true from my perspective. For generations we have called the Earth our home. Even know! The ozone and the icecaps! Were oblivious to the land around us. We don't have the particular intention to harm the planet but nevertheless, we are responsible. We need to be more aware of our surroundings. Our cars, our unleashed chemicals caused by factories and products, our homes... We need these things, yes but for once before this did we or our government ever look at what may lie ahead? Unfortunately being aloof has its pros and cons. For one, you can hide from reality. But another aspect that comes along with are the horrible things that can happen with your eyes shut. After his statement he basically told the Congress that it was completely necessary to respond to these changes of the Earth by developing organizations that could further investigate and ensure that the environment is protected from here on out. Without creating an organization there is on possible way to always have complete control over what happens in this world. Living up to what we started was the beginning...

In response to this act of bravery and stand to the Earth, things began to happen. One of which was the Clean Air Act of April 24th, 1970. This act was brought to the drawing board to reduce the amount of air pollution caused by human beings. It was an amazing breakthrough that benefited not only Earth's life but our lives as well. Less air pollution has increased the average life span due to diseases and illnesses that become of situations such as these. As Nixon once hoped it addressed the problems we were likely to face. We took action! We were motivated to take steps toward preventing horrible air. EPA set a standard. People were involved. We revised amendments, laws, and acts. We had a clean slate. That before would have been impossible. The Clean Air Act and many others started a chain of wonderful events that to this day are helping to save our Earth.

So go! Live on our Earth! But remember, this time think of the whole effect. Nixon did a wonderful thing but EPA still needs you. What would happen if everyone dropped their chip bags on the pavement? Live with the peace of mind that you've done your part. Its a great feeling! Plant a tree! EPA know holds headquarters in Washington D.C. and all over the country. To this day EPA is prioritizing our environment's well being and the health of the American people led by the confident guidance of Lisa Jackson. She has showed us all how great a decision like Nixon's can do for everyone. Now its just gonna get better w/ a new president who has faith in the organization.//



By: **Madelyn Girard** Resources: [] []

AIDS outbreak
In 1980 one of the first cases of AIDS was discovered among men. However scientists soon discovered evidence that the disease actually existed for quite a long time. A blood analysis of a Bantu man, who died from an unidentified illness which as now known as AIDS. He was the first confirmed case of HIV infection. The AIDS epidemic began a little after world war two. AIDS has gone from local reports to global epidemic. By 1982 AIDS began to be reported by fourteen nations.More infants were born to mothers with AIDS.People were concerned about AIDS and blood transfusions from the American Red Cross. In March of 1985 FDA licensed a test to detect HIV in donated blood,there was only 41 cases of AIDS caused by blood transfusions. Even famous people were affected by HIV AIDS like Rock Hudson,Robert Reed(Mike Brady of the Brady Bunch),and Dock Rambo.It’s shocking how one cases could affect a whole population. media type="file" key="The_AIDS_Epidemic_in_the_US.mov" width="300" height="300" By: **Alexandria W.

** In 1975, my mom wrote to President Nixon about the Vietnam War. She told him how pleased she was that war was ending and the troops where coming home to their families. President Nixon responded with this letter. My mom was 12 years old when the war ended. Her parents did not discuss the war very much in front of her and her sister. My mom remembers watching clips of the war on TV and wished for the troops to come home as soon as possible!


 * Joe O. **