Bombing of Cambodia ends, marking official halt to 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia

President Nixon sends combat units into Cambodia.

Homosexuals march from New York's Greenwich Village to Central Park demonstrating for gay rights.

A parade of 10,000 women in New York celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

July 5 – Air Canada Flight 621 crashes at Toronto Airport; all 109 passengers and crew are killed.

News Highlights of 1971:

Nixon ends the US trade embargo against China.

Mariner IX orbits Mars

Th Amendment is passed lowering voting age to 18

Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.36

News Highlights of 1972:

President Nixon becomes the first U.S. president to visit China.

Five burglars are charged with breaking into the Washington, D.C., office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex.

President Nixon becomes the first U.S. president to visit Moscow.

US Supreme Court rules that death penalty is unconstitutional

News Highlights of 1973:

An agreement is signed in Paris to stop fighting in Vietnam.

Skylab, the first American space station, is launched.

After more than 300 years of British rule, the Bahamas become independent.

Bombing of Cambodia ends, marking official halt to 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia

News Highlights of 1974:

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