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The mission of Pioneer 10 was to become the first spacecraft to become the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt and the first to visit Jupiter. After it arrived at Jupiter, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft continued to explore the outer solar system, even after its mission ended in March of The British government declares a state of emergency over 47 day miners' strike.

January 9th Miners go on strike for the first time since January 10th - February 9th Miners begin by picketing coal power stations and then escalate to all power stations, steelworks, ports, coal depots and other major coal users. February 9th British Government announces 3 day working week introduced to save electricity. Following the settlement the miners wages increased significantly and two years later called a further strike.

Ben Affleck August Earthquake lasting 20 seconds destroys most of Bingol, Turkey - more than dead, Hurricane Agnes on June 13th Category 1 hurricane wrecks havoc on the state of Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Virginia causing the death of , In the worst hit state of Pennsylvania 48 people die due to the hurricane. Bloody Friday 22 bombs explode in Belfast Ireland and 9 people are killed with a further seriously injured.

The Equal Rights Amendment which provided for the legal equality of the sexes passed by the U. Senate on 22nd March. UK unemployment rises to one million for the first time since the depression years of the s. Governor George Wallace is shot three times on May 15th in an attempted assasination attempt by Arthur Bremer which leaves him paralyzed.

Apollo 17 lands on the moon and the last men to walk on the moon are Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan. The Volkswagen Beetle becomes the most popular car ever sold with in excess of 15 million sold. Atari kicks off the first generation of video games with the release of PONG , the first game to achieve commercial success.

Today In History Years and Decades. September 5th 2. Wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg and Weightlifter Yossef Romano attack the terrorists and are killed 4. Terrorists hold nine live Israeli hostage 5.

The events leading to Bloody Sunday. Image source, PA. The Stormont government had banned such protests. Troops were deployed to police the march.

How the day unfolded. However, Army barricades blocked marchers. Many demonstrators marched towards Free Derry Corner. At GMT, soldiers began to open fire. What was the immediate response? The Saville Inquiry. Image source, Pacemaker. Derry's Guildhall Square was packed for David Cameron's apology on behalf of the state in What happened after Saville? Related Topics. Published 6 March Published 25 January Al Green 3.

Nilsson 4. Neil Young 5. America 6. Roberta Flack 7. The Chi-Lites 8. The Staple Singers 9. Sammy Davis Jr. Neil Diamond. The Godfather 2. Fiddler on the Roof 3. Diamonds Are Forever 4. What's Up, Doc? Dirty Harry 6. The Last Picture Show 7. A Clockwork Orange 8. Cabaret 9. The Hospital Fiction 1. Richard Bach. Macmillan 2.