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U.S. History by Year, 1960-1979

Based on the clues, guess these American related things that happened in each year.
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Last updated: December 23, 2023
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1979
A U.S. embassy in this country is taken hostage, also indirectly fueling the oil crisis
Iran
1978
This "charismatic" serial killer is caught and arrested in Florida
Ted Bundy
1977
George Lucas releases the first of these influential science fiction movies
Star Wars
1976
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found this computer company in a Los Altos garage
Apple
1975
This Steven Spielberg movie makes people terrified of swimming in the ocean
Jaws
1974
Richard Nixon resigns from the presidency due to his involvement in this scandal
Watergate Scandal
1973
This Chicago skyscraper becomes the tallest in the world for 25 years
Sears Tower
1972
This company releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game
Atari
1971
This cult leader is found guilty for the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders
Charles Manson
1970
4 students protesting the U.S. incursion into Cambodia are killed at this Ohio university
Kent State
1969
Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to set foot on this place
The Moon
1968
This civil rights leader is assassinated in a Memphis motel
Martin Luther King Jr.
1967
This team wins the first Super Bowl, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay Packers
1966
This band releases their critically acclaimed album, Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
1965
Construction on this St. Louis, Missouri landmark is completed
Gateway Arch
1964
The British Invasion starts when this band visits the U.S.
The Beatles
1963
John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in this city
Dallas
1962
A nuclear war almost starts with the USSR over a stand-off of missiles on this island
Cuba
1961
The U.S. begins to send military personal to fight communists in this country's civil war
Vietnam
1960
Gary Powers is shot down over the Soviet Union while flying this spy plane
U-2
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