Coverage of History-Making Events Including:

  • Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon, and the Mars Viking landing
  • Leonard Bernstein’s farewell performance at the New York Philharmonic
  • The impeachment and resignation of Richard M. Nixon
  • The end of the Vietnam War
  • The Irish potato famine of the 19th century
  • The Three Mile Island nuclear plant disaster
  • The break-up of the Beatles
  • Movie phenomena—Star Wars and The Godfather
  • Early attempts to combat global warming; Earth Day
  • Voting rights for 18-year-olds
  • Riots at Attica Prison
  • The end of Franco’s dictatorship in Spain
  • Papal elections — John Paul I and John Paul II
  • Panama Canal treaties