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This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) A ... (American football, born 1970s) Trish Andrew; Trevor Andrews (American football) Michael Angeli; Chris ...
Pages in category "1970 births" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 16,749 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Pages in category "1970s timelines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S. Timeline of strikes in ...
1974 – The 1974 Super Outbreak, the second-largest series of tornadoes in history (at 148), hits 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province; 315 people are killed and more than 5,000 are injured. 1974 – Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves breaks Babe Ruth 's home run record by hitting his 715th career home run.
Demonstrations against the trial of the New Haven Nine, Bobby Seale, and Ericka Huggins draw 12,000 people. President Richard Nixon orders U.S. forces to cross into neutral Cambodia, threatening to widen the Vietnam War , sparking nationwide riots and leading to the Kent State Shootings .
Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the continuation of the free love movement, and, of course, Rock and Roll at its height of fame.
The 1970s (pronounced "nineteen-seventies"; commonly shortened to the "Seventies" or the "' 70s") was a 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 ...
1970 Dodge Challenger Trans Am, an example of a muscle car in the earlier part of the decade. The 1970s was an era of fuel price increases, rising insurance rates, safety concerns, and emissions controls. The 1973 oil crisis caused a move towards smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles. Attempts were made to produce electric cars, but they were ...