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- KareemΓÇÖs 20 seasons in the National
- Basketball Association, from 1969 to 1989,
- represent the longest career of any player in
- the history of the league. Here are just a few
- of the many changes that took place in the
- U.S. while he was bouncing the ball:
-
- 1970: The first Earth Day is held, and millions
- of Americans join in anti-pollution demon-
- strations.
-
- 1975: The last United States troops leave Vietnam, ending the long U.S. involvement in
- the Vietnam war.
-
- 1976: The United States celebrates the 200th
- anniversary of its independence.
-