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Global events recap a summer of worldwide upheaval
A sweeping chronology lists major incidents from July to September including death penalty rulings in Spain, the Bicentennial observances in the United States with naval displays and political milestones, the Entebbe rescue, Chowchilla bus abduction, Viking missions to Mars, Mahao announcements, terrorist attacks, earthquakes in China and Mindanao, and shifts in U.S. political races with Ford Mondale and Reagan. The timeline also notes Olympic openings, international diplomacy, and notable resignations.
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Hudson River
Philadelphia
President Ford
Chu Teh
Chinese National Peoples Congress
China
Peking
Queen Elizabeth
Washington
Pat Nixon
Long Beach
Cal
Elizabeth
New York City
New York
Madison Square Garden
Ethiopia
Jimmy Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Chowchilla
Calif
John Connally
Ford
Tangchan
Vancouver
San Francisco
U. S
Jordan
Moscow
United States
American Legion
New York State
Istanbul
Tel Aviv