Wars, Revolutions and Turning Points
The ages that shaped what came next: wars, revolutions, treaties and the turning points between them.
1979 · Crime & Justice
The Greensboro Massacre: Five Killed at an Anti-Klan Rally
November 3, 19791979
1979 · Politics
Bokassa loses power in the Central African Empire
September 20, 19791977
1977 · Politics
The Soviet Union adopts the Brezhnev Constitution
October 7, 19771975
1975 · Politics
Angola’s independence transition is negotiated at Alvor
January 15, 19751973
1973 · Politics
The Athens Polytechnic Uprising Is Suppressed
November 17, 19731973
1973 · Politics
The Saturday Night Massacre: A Prosecutor Is Fired
October 20, 19731972
1972 · Space
Apollo 17 Launches the Final Crewed Lunar Landing Mission
December 7, 19721971
1971 · Space
Mars 3 Makes a Brief Landing on Mars
December 2, 19711971
1971 · Space
The Soviet Union launches Salyut 1
April 19, 19711970
1970 · War & Conflict
Biafra’s surrender ends the Nigerian Civil War
January 15, 19701969
1969 · Politics
Indigenous Activists Begin the Occupation of Alcatraz
November 20, 1969
1968 · Space