Wednesday, February 11, 2009

1971

1971...
- A new stock market index called the Nasdaq debuts
- Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California.
- The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old
- Harris public opinion poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the war in Vietnam
- The Walt Disney World Resort opens in Florida on October 21st
- Federal Express is started by Fred Smith
- Cigarette Advertising Ended on Television in USA
- Charles Manson and three of his followers receive the death penalty
- Texas Instruments releases the first pocket calculator
- Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004.
- The First Internet Chat rooms appear
- Apollo 14 lands on the Moon
- Juan Carlos (one & the same) Born

- This bike rolled off the assembly line.
This is Dano from Ohio's Ironhead. Look close there are LOTS of cool details.



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