Meanwhile, the 1970s marked a distinctive decade in modern American history that will never be forgotten. Such events as the scandal of Watergate, the Vietnam War, the early stages of the environmental movement, and the Equal Rights Amendment all inspired “peace, prosperity, equality, and transparency in government” (“The 1970s”). This decade was also a time of tragedy. Just as the decade was beginning, on May 4, 1970, 13 students of Kent State University were shot, and four were killed by the National Guard in a violent protest against President Nixon’s announcement that the U.S. would prolong the Vietnam War by invading Cambodia after he promised peace in Southeast Asia. The music industry suffered tragedies as well with the breakup of the
