The Legacy of One of the Most Iconic Decades, the 1970s

The Olympic Munich Massacre

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A darker side of the 70s era was a massacre that occurred during the 72 Olympics. 11 Israeli Olympic team members were taken hostage and killed by a Palestinian terrorist group called Black September. A photographer captured one of the terrorists creeping around the perimeter of the arena. The ‘72 Olympic Games were made unforgettable by this heinous crime.

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