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Astronauts land safely in crippled Apollo 13
Apollo 13 -- By AL ROSSITER JR. -- April 17, 1970
Diana Oughton Profile -- The Making of a Terrorist
Weather Underground (Pulitzer) -- By LUCINDA FRANKS and THOMAS POWERS -- September 14, 1970
A cardinal's exile ended
Hungarian Revolution -- By CHARLES W. BELL -- September 29, 1971
A China Notebook
Nixon Visits China -- By WILBUR G. LANDRY -- September 15, 1972
The fall of Spiro Agnew
Watergate Scandal -- By MIKE FEINSILBER -- October 13, 1973
The Transformation of Patricia Hearst
Culture -- By JACK V. FOX, United Press International -- June 03, 1974
Nixon quits on TV tonight Ford to take oath Friday
Watergate Scandal -- By HELEN THOMAS -- August 08, 1974
The light flickers out in Vietnam
Vietnam: Fall of Saigon -- By LEON DANIEL -- May 09, 1975
The king is dead - and his subjects mourn
Culture -- August 17, 1977
Guyana official reports People's Temple mass suicide-murder
Jonestown -- By NIGEL CUMBERBATCH -- November 20, 1978
Iran's shah said to have agreed to give up power
Iranian Revolution -- December 30, 1978
Gas bubble halts reactor shutdown
Three Mile Island Disaster -- By ALICE Z. CUNEO -- March 31, 1979
Ayatollah denounces U.S. embassy hostages taken
Iranian Revolution -- By SAJID RIZVI -- November 05, 1979
Japan has satellite
United Press International -- February 11, 1970
First Earth Day observed in U.S.
United Press International -- April 22, 1970
S. Viets, U.S. in Cambodia
United Press International -- April 30, 1970
Tonkin Act repeal voted
United Press International -- June 24, 1970
Aswan Dam delivering full power
UPI Staff -- July 22, 1970
Jimi Hendrix dead in London
United Press International -- September 18, 1970
31 killed when airplane slams into mountain
United Press International -- October 03, 1970
'Thousands killed' in East Pakistan
United Press International -- November 14, 1970
Plane crash wipes out Marshall football team
United Press International -- November 15, 1970
Novelist commits hara-kiri
United Press International -- November 25, 1970
Ruckelshaus takes over new environment agency
United Press International -- December 02, 1970
Apollo 14 moonwalk decision may come at the last minute
United Press International -- February 01, 1971
Satch made it -- but still late
Milton Richman -- February 10, 1971
4 photographers lost; Reds gun down copter over Laos
United Press International -- February 11, 1971
Federal agents seeking clues to bomb explosion in Capitol
United Press International -- March 01, 1971
Rock Band Said Front for Political Party
By Drew Ven Bergen -- March 16, 1971
Death sentence decreed for Manson, 3 women
United Press International -- March 30, 1971
'The Godfather' premiere excites Hollywood; Overshadows Oscars
By VERNON SCOTT -- April 01, 1971
Zodiac Killer suspected in death of Saratoga High School girl
United Press International -- April 13, 1971
Mariner zips toward Mars
United Press International -- May 30, 1971
Is nuptial cake 7-ft. lemon?
United Press International -- June 12, 1971
Supreme Court sets two standards for federal grants to religious schools
United Press International -- June 28, 1971
3 cosmonauts found dead by recovery crews
United Press International -- June 30, 1971
Pop star Morrison, 27, dies in Paris
United Press International -- July 09, 1971
Heart attack kills Khrushchev, 77
United Press International -- September 11, 1971
Disney traffic force ready
September 27, 1971
Thousands jam Disney's World
October 01, 1971
Over 10,000 visit Walt Disney World on opening day
October 02, 1971
Historic London Bridge is reopened in Arizona
United Press International -- October 10, 1971
Detroit lions Wide Receiver Chuck Hughes collapses, dies
October 25, 1971
Red China gains U.N. position
Bruce W. Munn -- October 26, 1971
Detroit Lions pay final tribute to teammate Chuck Hughes
UPI staff -- October 28, 1971
Duane Allman dies in collision
United Press International -- October 30, 1971
Jet hijacker disappears with $200,000 ransom
Russell Nielsen -- November 25, 1971
David Nolan forms Libertarian Party
April 02, 1972
Baseball strike over, season opens Saturday
United Press International -- April 14, 1972
Apollo 16 lifts off
United Press International -- April 16, 1972
Rhodesia miners trapped
United Press International -- June 06, 1972
Martha Mitchell back on the telephone again
Helen Thomas -- June 23, 1972
High court drops death penalty
United Press International -- June 29, 1972
Shapp signs bill
United Press International -- July 11, 1972
Judge sentences Arthur Bremer to 63 years in prison
United Press International -- August 04, 1972
Spitz adds seventh victory, seventh world mark
United Press International -- September 05, 1972
Three POWs released by Hanoi
United Press International -- September 17, 1972
Two congressmen aboard plane missing in Alaska
United Press International -- October 17, 1972
Warning light too late; 44 killed in rail crash
Frank L. Spencer -- October 31, 1972
Nixon eases China travel curbs
United Press International -- November 22, 1972
Apollo 17 words remain for next visitor
Edward K. Delong -- December 14, 1972
Nixon orders bomb resumption
United Press International -- December 18, 1972
Apollo 17 lands right on target, in great shape
United Press International -- December 19, 1972
Heavy quake in Managua
December 23, 1972
Clemente dies in crash
United Press International -- January 01, 1973
Court kills 2 laws on abortion
United Press International -- January 22, 1973
Vietnam cease-fire ends longest war in U.S. history
By United Press International -- January 27, 1973
$500,000 voted for bugging probe
United Press International -- February 08, 1973
Hanoi releases 108 American POWs
United Press International -- March 14, 1973
Father's position may have saved his life
United Press International -- April 05, 1973
Martha Mitchell says Nixon should resign
United Press International -- May 06, 1973
Martha suggests Nixon resign; Mitchell shuns statement
United Press International -- May 07, 1973
Skylab rockets off as crewmen watch
Al Rossiter -- May 14, 1973
Riggs-Court match proves male athletes are superior
Ray Means -- May 14, 1973
Secretariat: 31-length romp to glory
June 10, 1973
Niklaus wins 3rd PGA
United Press International -- August 12, 1973
'Hobbit' author Tolkien is dead
United Press International -- September 03, 1973
Martha Mitchell reveals John has left her
Helen Thomas -- September 17, 1973
Peron wins Argentine election claims over half of the votes
United Press International -- September 23, 1973
Buzzing creatures take shook-up fishermen aboard blue spaceship
October 17, 1973
Unidentified Submerged Object sighted on Pascagoula River
November 08, 1973
Nixon signs Alaska oil pipe bill
United Press International -- November 16, 1973
President Nixon: 'I am not a crook'
Eugene Risher -- November 18, 1973
Psychiatrists rule homosexuality no longer 'deviate'
United Press International -- December 16, 1973
Maximum highway speed reduced to 55
United Press International -- January 02, 1974
U.N. forces take over at Suez; Israelis cheer
United Press International -- January 28, 1974
Solzhenitsyn stripped of citizenship by Russia, exiled to West
United Press International -- February 13, 1974
Bomb believed possible cause of DC10 crash
March 04, 1974
Arabs agree to lift U.S. oil embargo
United Press International -- March 18, 1974
715 for Hammerin' Hank
MILTON RICHMAN, UPI Sports Editor -- April 09, 1974
Apelike Lucy may solve puzzle of man
May 20, 1974
Little League bows to girls' demands
United Press International -- June 13, 1974
Peron ailing, wife steps in
United Press International -- June 29, 1974
Committee votes to impeach Nixon
United Press International -- July 28, 1974
John Dean sentenced
United Press International -- August 02, 1974
Charles Lindbergh, air age hero, dies
Dan Carmichael -- August 26, 1974
Selassie's long reign ended
United Press International -- September 12, 1974
Ford offers amnesty on conditional basis
Helen Thomas -- September 16, 1974
Ex-Nazi who saved Jews dies
United Press International -- October 13, 1974
Ehrlichman: 'Man deceived'
United Press International -- December 12, 1974
Activist Says U.S. Firms Could Help End South African Racism
December 19, 1974
Rockefeller assumes VP duties
United Press International -- December 20, 1974
Nephew kills Faisal
United Press International -- March 25, 1975
Hue falls, Da Nang threatened
United Press International -- March 26, 1975
Refugees flee Da Nang
Paul Vogle -- March 30, 1975
Communist blitzkrieg down coast makes Saigon increasingly jittery
United Press International -- April 02, 1975
U.S. flies Americans out of Phnom Penh
United Press International -- April 12, 1975
Saudi prince executed for slaying King Faisal
United Press International -- June 18, 1975
Ashe knocks Conners off Wimbledon perch
July 06, 1975
2 backup singers walk out on Elvis Presley during performance
July 21, 1975
Plane crash in Morocco kills all 188 on board
United Press International -- August 04, 1975
Pope designates today 'women's day' as Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes saint
Peter J. Shaw -- September 14, 1975
Big ore vessel sinks in storm
United Press International -- November 11, 1975
Ford salutes Marines
United Press International -- November 11, 1975
East Timor is invaded by Indonesia
United Press International -- December 07, 1975
Powerful bomb kills 11 at LaGuardia Airport
Wendy Wenner -- December 29, 1975
Heavy loss of life feared in earthquake
United Press International -- February 04, 1976
Witness claims Ted Bundy involved
Peter Gillins -- February 24, 1976
Howard Hughes dies; cause still unknown
United Press International -- April 05, 1976
Federal funds get okay for housing in suburbs
United Press International -- April 20, 1976
Bone cancer kills Martha Mitchell
United Press International -- May 31, 1976
Vietnam assumes new name, Hanoi capital
UPI Staff -- July 02, 1976
Israeli forces rescue hostages
United Press International -- July 04, 1976
West Point has no frills for females
United Press International -- July 07, 1976
Comaneci, Romanians have shot at Russians
UPI Staff -- July 19, 1976
After gentle touchdown on Mars, Viking sends back 'Incredible' photos
July 20, 1976
Quake centered at pottery city
July 28, 1976
Ford gets nod as GOP standard-bearer
Steve Gerstel -- August 18, 1976
China mourns death of Mao Tse-tung, 82
Charles R. Smith -- September 09, 1976
New shuttlecraft Enterprise introduced
United Press International -- September 17, 1976
Chinese bid Mao sad farewell
Charles R. Smith -- September 18, 1976
Butz resigns in wake of slur
United Press International -- October 04, 1976
Ghosts of Roman soldiers haunt ancient city of York
By LILLIAN O'CONNELL, UPI Lifestyle Editor -- January 19, 1977
Sacramento terrorized by rapist
United Press International -- May 22, 1977
Nightclub blaze kills over 100
United Press International -- May 29, 1977
'I'll be back' says Janet Guthrie
United Press International -- May 30, 1977
3 Attack Victims Won't Testify in Unsolved Deaths
UPI -- July 09, 1977
U.S. drops Vietnam veto
United Press International -- July 18, 1977
The king is dead - and his subjects mourn
August 17, 1977
Voyager spacecraft is in trouble
United Press International -- August 21, 1977
Treaty ends 'gunboat diplomacy' legacy
Juan J. Walte -- September 07, 1977
One-legged farmhand dies on guillotine
United Press International -- September 10, 1977
Nixon: Martha Mitchell's antics helped Watergate happen
United Press International -- September 10, 1977
Blacks' student leader dies in So. Africa jail
United Press International -- September 13, 1977
Opera world mourns death of Maria Callas
United Press International -- September 16, 1977
Amnesty International, 2 Irish women win Nobels
United Press International -- October 11, 1977
Doctor says Martha the mouth was silenced
United Press International -- October 12, 1977
Members of rock band die in crash
United Press International -- October 21, 1977
Video games just a passing fad, top toy company executive says
December 07, 1977
Margaret Mead: "Oasis of hope for the children"
FRANK T. CSONGOS -- December 12, 1977
India jet disintegrates, 213 dead
United Press International -- January 02, 1978
District supervisors take office in San Francisco
United Press International -- January 09, 1978
Pope Paul VI dead
United Press International -- August 06, 1978
Balloon is over France
Aline Mosby -- August 17, 1978
Sadat, Begin talks underway at Camp David
United Press International -- September 06, 1978
Iran hit by earthquake
Said Rizvi -- September 17, 1978
Airliner, plane collide; 139 die in 'worst crash'
United Press International -- September 25, 1978
William Milligan: 10 personalities in one man?
United Press International -- October 06, 1978
Polish cardinal is Pope John Paul II
United Press International -- October 16, 1978
Pope startles aides with openness
United Press International -- October 23, 1978
Moscone, Milk shot, killed
United Press International -- November 27, 1978
Bodies of five youths found
UPI -- December 22, 1978
CIA mind-control project included assassin-making
United Press International -- January 07, 1979
China invades Vietnam
United Press International -- February 17, 1979
U.S., Soviets OK SALT II
United Press International -- May 09, 1979
Job racial quotas upheld
United Press International -- June 27, 1979
Anti-disco demonstration takes over Chicago White Sox game
United Press International -- July 13, 1979
Mountbatten assassinated
United Press International -- August 27, 1979
Nobel Peace Prize given to Mother Teresa
United Press International -- October 17, 1979
2 found slain in Goleta, Calif.
United Press International -- December 31, 1979

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20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons
20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons
Twenty years ago, the world mourned the sudden death of Princess Diana, a humanitarian, the one-time wife of the future king of Britain and mother of another.
25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew
25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew
In the early hours of Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida, packing winds up to 175 mph that would destroy tens of thousands of homes.
How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act
How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act
One-hundred years ago, on May 18, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Selective Service Act, the nation's first conscription law since the Civil War.
15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11
15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11
Some 3,000 people died as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On the 15th anniversary, many are taking a retrospective look at the events of the day.
Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster
Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster
Long-term projects to tame the continuing threat of radiation are underway at the site of the ruined Chernobyl nuclear reactor 30 years after disaster.
First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission
First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission
The 100th anniversary of the first U.S. military air-combat operation comes Saturday, which was deployed in 1916 to hunt down a fugitive Mexican revolutionary.
First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze
First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze
Fifty years ago today, John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and he wasn't bothered when it touched a nerve in the U.S. five months later.
Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow
Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow
On Jan. 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.
Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better?
Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better?
No space flight fatalities were more dramatic than the seven that happened on Jan. 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke up in mid-flight.
Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history
Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history
Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel and "warrior of peace," died by an assassin's bullet 20 years ago. His legacy, in which peace between Israelis and Palestinians was allegedly imminent and then lost, is a pliable one.

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