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April 10, 1970 - Paul McCartney announces that the Beatles have disbanded. May 4, 1970 - Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed by National Guardsmen at a demonstration protesting against the incursion into Cambodia. July 27, 1970 - Wayne's daughter, Robyn Marlyn Eastman is born. 1971 - Computer programmer Ray Tomlinson sends the first e-mail. February 1971 - Wayne, Rilla and the kids move to Dallas, Texas. March 10, 1971 - The 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowers the voting age to 18. April 24, 1971 - 500,000 people in Washington DC and 125,000 in San Francisco march against the Vietnam War. May 20, 1971 - Race car driver Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is born in Indiana. August 4, 1971 - NASCAR driver (#24) Jeff Gordon is born in California. November 15, 1971 - Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004. 1972 - Wayne buys his first 35mm camera in Oklahoma. 1972 - "Pong," the 1st successful coin-operated video game, is released by Atari. June 17, 1972 - The Watergate scandal begins: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee. June 23, 1972 - President Nixon and Chief of Staff Haldeman are taped talking about using the CIA to obstruct the FBI's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. November 7, 1972 - Presidential election: Richard Nixon defeats George McGovern. December 28, 1972 - Wayne has been alive for exactly 10,000 days. January 27, 1973 - U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with peace pacts. March 1973 - Wayne and family move to Fortville, Indiana. May 17, 1973 - Watergate hearings begin in the U.S. Senate and are televised. September 20, 1973 - Singer-songwriter Jim Croce dies in a plane crash in Louisiana. October 10, 1973 - Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice President of the United States. November 27, 1973 - Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President. May 9, 1974 - Impeachment hearings against President Richard M. Nixon are opened. August 8, 1974 - President Nixon announces his resignation (effective August 9th). August 9, 1974 - Vice President, Gerald Ford, is sworn in as the 38th President. September 8, 1974 - President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
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