1970

U.S. troops enter Cambodia
Student antiwar protesters killed by National Guard at Kent State University
First complete gene synthesized at the University of Wisconsin
American Indian Movement (AIM) founded
Voting age lowered to 18
U.S. population 203,302,031 (11.1% Black; Hispanic unavailable)
11% of U.S. children born to unwed women
30.3% of married women with children work outside the home
Compact Disc (CD) developed
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created
Phillips develops first videocassette recorder (VCR)
Tate/LaBianca murders by the Manson Family in California
"The Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes
"Sentence" by Donald Barthelme
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" premieres
"Future Shock" by Alvin Toeffler