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The 70's

From London's Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris, the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously take flight on **January 21, 1976**. The London flight was headed to Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, and the Paris to Rio de Janeiro via Senegal in West Africa. At their cruising speeds, the innovative Concordes flew well over the sound barrier at 1,350 miles an hour, cutting air travel time by more than half. Contributed by: **Idan** Source: http://www.historychannel.com (
 * Concorde Takes Off**


 * Watergate Scandal**

On June 17, 1972 the Watergate Burglars broke into the Democratic Party's National Committee offices. This scandal eventually lead to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon on August 8, 1974

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 * Pope John Paul**

Pope John Paul (a combination of his tow names- Paul VI and John XXIII) was elected as head of the worldwide Catholic Church in 1978, only to die himself 33 days after his election His time as leader was short- on the night of 28 September he died of a heart attack, apparently while reading in bed. Written by: Guy Bardan

The famous television show (hebrewishly known as "Galgal Hamazal") made its debut on January 6, 1975. Written by: Dan Bareket
 * //Wheel of Fortune//**

The first oil crisis (1973) occurred due to the Yom Kippur war, Arab countries refused to supply oil to countries that supported Israel in the war. The second one was after the Iranian Revolution. Many European countries introduced car-free days. In the US, customers with a license plate ending in an odd number were only allowed to buy gasoline on odd-numbered days, while even-numbered plate-holders could only purchase gasoline on even-numbered days. These events that showed people oil reserves were not endless and that it damages the environment made ecological awareness rise around the globe. Written by: Dan Bareket
 * Oil Crisis**

**Star Wars**


A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire.

Released in May 1977. One of my favorite movies. Written and Directed by George Lucas. http://imdb.com/title/tt0076759/maindetails Written by: Micki


 * U2**

U2 are an Irish rock band founded in 1976. The band is considered one of the most successful groups of all times and has many #1 albums in the US and the UK. The band is also known for being very politicaly active In human rights causes such as the Make Poverty History campaign and Live 8. Written by: Inbal

Elvis Presley( January 8,1935- August 16,1977) known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" was an american singer, music producer and actor. Elvis' musical style was a combination of black Rhythm & Blues, country, blues, pop music of the day, and gospel. Because of his suggestive performance style he was nicknamed Elvis the Pelvis. Written by:Inbal
 * Elvis Presley**

The operation took place at july 3 1976 in Entebbe.The reason- An air France flight with Israelis passengers on, was kidnapped by German and Palestine terrorists on june 27 1976.The plain changed its course to Entebbe (Uganda). the terrorists demanded the release of 53 Palestinians held in Israel,Germany,France and Switzerland.The Israelis would NOT negotiation with terrorists -so Israel planed a hostage rescue op' far away from Israeli land.The Israeli force was Sayeret-Matkal command by Yoni Netanyahu,who was the only Israeli soldier that died in that op'.The Israelis came to Entebbe airport where the Israelis passengers were held, dressed up as the president him self and started the riad by entring the main Terminal building yelling, Get down! Get down! in Hebrew and start shooting,meanwhile outside there was a fight as well.In the end 3 hostagse died, the 6 hijackers were killed, 45 Ugandan soldiers were killed, one Israeli soldier died-after the journy back home the name of the op' was changed to- "Operation Yonatan"- it was a GREAT success !. Written by: Yoad; Uploaded by: Micki
 * Operation Entebbe (Operation Yonatan)**