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Remembering The

1970: Thousands of ON ME and I’LL BE
^ .women march down New AROUND topped the soul number 715. Making
York’s Fifth Avenue, charts. Five people were their mark on America
^ ( } demonstrating that they caught burglarizing the were I HONESTLY LOVE
O \ O equality with men. D e m o c r a t i c Party YOU, SEASONS IN THE
Prpx^irlpnt N i v n n r^rr^o^c Headquarters at the SUN, ROCK THE BOAT,
President Nixon orders
the invasion of Cam­ W a t e r g a t e O f f i c e and BAND ON THE RUN
bodia. The tragic Building, causing a scan­ on the rock charts. Mean­
shootings at Ohio’s Kent dal unprecedented in U.S. while, on the soul charts,
State University killed politics. DANCIN’ MACHINE,
four and wounded nine. T.S.O.P., and FEEL LIKE
1973: John Dean accuses
The Beatles release their MAKIN’ LOVE made their
President Nixon of com­
last album, LET IT BE, impression.
plicity in the Watergate
and splinter into solo
Coverup. United States
acts. This year’s song hits
involvement in Vietnam
were BRIDGE OVER 1975: American troops finally pull out
formally ends. Vice
TROUBLED WATERS, of Vietnam. Patty Hearst and three
President Agnew resigns
CLOSE TO YOU, A.B.C., other fugitives who are also members
and is succeeded by
and MY SWEET LORD. of the SLA are arrested. Lynette
Gerald Ford. Gas prices
I’LL BE THERE, SIGNED- “Squeaky” Fromme is captured before
are at an all-time high, 39 she can shoot President Ford. Sara
SEA LED-DELIVERED,
cents a gallon. Topping Jane Moore shoots and misses the
and AIN’T NO MOUN­
the rock charts were TIE President in San Francisco. On the
TAIN HIGH ENOUGH top­
A YELLOW RIBBON, rock charts, BLACKWATER, BAD
ped the soul music charts.
HALF-BREED, LIVE AND BLOOD, FAME, and MANDY move to
LE T DIE, and the top. On the soul charts, FIRE,
1971: Henry Kissinger
CROCODILE ROCK. On ROCKIN’ CHAIR, THE HUSTLE, and
flies to Peking for talks LADY MARMALADE topped the lists.
the soul charts, the songs
with the Chinese, and the
were MIDNIGHT TRAIN,
right to vote is given to
KILLING ME SOFTLY and 1976: Jimmy Carter is elected
eighteen year olds. On
SUPERSTITION. President. Women are admitted to the
the music scene, MAG­
U.S. Naval Academy. Two space
GIE MAY, JOY TO THE 1974: Distressful things, vehicles land on Mars. On the rock
WORLD, DROVE OLD such as gasoline shor­ scene, AFTERNOON DELIGHT, SILLY
DIXIE DOWN, HOW CAN tages, Watergate, in­ LOVE SONGS, and IF YOU LEAVE ME
YOU MEND A BROKEN flation, friction in the Mid­ NOW were up on the charts. On the
HEART?, and THE dle East, a recession, and soul charts, DISCO LADY, LOVE
THEME FROM SWAT growing unemployement HANGOVER, and SHAKE YOUR
made their mark on rates strike home this BOOTY topped the list. American
America. year. Presidential tapes celebrates its 200th birthday with
1972: The Munich Olym­ are released that lead to thrilling progams throughout the coun­
pic Games turn to tragedy the resignation of try all year.
as Palestinian terrorists President Nixon in
kill eleven Israeli athletes. August. Gerald Ford 1977: Egyptian President Sadat goes
Mark Spitz, an American becomes President and to Israel on a peace mission. Brock
swimmer at those Munich gives a Presidential Par­ breaks Cobb’s record by stealing his
Games, won seven gold don to Richard Nixon for 893rd base. Looters run unopposed
medals, and a Russian any crimes that the for­ through New York City’s shops during
gymnast, Olga Korbut, mer President may have the twenty-four hour summer
took home two gold committed while in office. blackout. Elvis Presley dies, and his
medals. On the rock Patricia Hearst was kid­ passing is mourned throughout the
charts, songs, such as napped in Berkely, world. SIR DUKE, EVERGREEN,
A L O N E A G A I N California by the Sym- HOTEL CALIFORNIA, and RICH GIRL
NATURALLY, SUMMER bionese Liberation Army. topped the charts. The soul chart
BREEZE, and BRANDY Hank Aaron breaks Babe favorites were BEST OF MY LOVE,
topped the charts. LEAN Ruth’s record by hitting EASY, and SERPENTINE FIRE.

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