| | First legalized off track betting begins in New York |
| | New York Times prints Pentagon Papers, Danial Ellsberg is arrested for disclosure |
| | Nixon institutes price wage control |
| | Nixon ends 21 year trade embargo with China |
| | 26th Amendment is passed lowering voting age to 18 |
| | "Intel" of California introduces the microprocessor, the "computer on a chip" |
| | Mariner IX orbits Mars |
| | Hot Pants are in |
| | Military look becomes popular, patches and insignias on everything |