America is still recovering from Watergate and the Vietnam War. Gerald Ford takes over as President of the United States, but loses to a Georgian Democrat by the name of Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election. Jaws is breaking all box office records in 1975 to become the highest grossing film of all time. It is also making tourist afraid to go in the water. However, these records will soon be surpassed by Star Wars in 1977. In music, disco is king. The United States celebrates its bicentennial in 1976. Meanwhile, on the west coast, the personnel computer (pc) is becoming a reality. 1970's Ed Roberts: MITS Altair computer (1974) Bill Millard: IMSAI 8080 (1974) Radio Shack: TRS-80 (1977) Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs: The Apple I and II Computer (1976) Watergate (1972) Vietnam War Ended (1975) Microsoft founded (1975) Photo of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak apple-history.com http://www.apple-history.com/history.html Apple I old-computers.com http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=67 Apple II old-computers.com http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=68 IMSAI 8080 Computer museum of America http://www.computer-museum.org/collections/imsai_8080.html TRS-80 Model 1 old-computers.com http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=409 MITS Altair computer old-computers.com http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=62 The poster of "JAWS" At the Movies http://www.atthemoviesltd.com/posters/751.html The poster of "Godfather" At the Movies http://www.atthemoviesltd.com/posters/859.html The picture of Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter Library and Museum http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/jec/jecbio_p.phtml The fall of Saigon The New York Times learning network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/saigon/graphics.html Hyunsuk Kim