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Northern Ireland falls under the complete control of the British government. |
Eleven Israeli Olympians are killed by Palestinian terrorists in Munich.
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| The U.S. withdraws from Vietnam.
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| Governor George Wallace is wounded in an assassination attempt.
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In Kenya, Dr. Richard Leakey makes the historic finding of a humanoid skull that is over two million years-old.
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Richard Nixon begins his second term, declares the first "War on Drugs," visits China, and approves space shuttle plans before the Watergate scandal emerges. | |