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Bob Hope and other entertainers gather in Washington, D.C., for Honor America Day, a nonpartisan holiday event. American Top 40, a nationally syndicated radio program featuring a countdown of the Top 40 hits of the past week according to the Billboard Hot 100, premieres. Hosted by Casey Kasem, the show is a major success.
1970 – The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) begins operations, succeeding National Educational Television (NET). 1970 – Singer-songwriter-guitarist-musician Jimi Hendrix dies of a drug overdose at the age 27. 1970 – Singer Janis Joplin dies of a drug overdose at the age of 27. 1970 – The Environmental Protection Agency is created.
1970 was a common year ... the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade. ... Latin America 284,856,000: 250,452,000 34,404,000
The 1970s (pronounced "nineteen-seventies"; commonly shortened to the "Seventies" or the "' 70s") was the decade that began on January 1, 1970, and ended on December 31, 1979. In the 21st century, historians have increasingly portrayed the 1970s as a "pivot of change" in world history, focusing especially on the economic upheavals [ 1 ] that ...
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
What happened at Kent State University on May 4, ... 20-year-old psychology student from Plainview, N.Y. - head wound ... 1970, public address announcing America's recent invasion of Cambodia ...
On Feb. 3, 1970, students and faculty members had shown up at the college’s chapel, Hughes Auditorium, for what they assumed would be one more routine meeting. Students were required to attend ...
From stylish women and suave men in stark reception areas to space-age private offices, these photos capture a different era of capitalism.