The 70's were a very eventful time for The U.S. One of the largest events was the end of The Vietnam War. Judy told us that as a young woman the Vietnam War was a very stressful time for her. Many of her friends were drafted, some of them she never heard from again. She told us that this took a toll on her, and camping with her husband was an escape for her. The 70's also contained a lot of technological break-throughs including the U.S. landing their second spacecraft on Mars, and the first Apple computer found by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak.

The 70's were also a very sad time for the U.S. The war put a blanket of sorrow across the nation, and in 1977 rock and roll icon Elvis Presley was found dead in his home, killed by a heart attack. In 1979 Iranian militants illegally raided the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 hostages, they were held for 444 days in Iran. There were also a number great things that happened in the 70's. The Vietnam War was ended; President Nixon and 13 other countries at Camp David signed the framework for peace.