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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. Riots break out in Asbury Park, New Jersey. July 16 – Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh opens.
From left to right, top to bottom Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller after police open fire on a student protest in Kent State University in Kent, Ohio; May 3, 1970. Canadian Army soldier standing guard in Montreal after War Measures Act is envoked following an increase in Quebec separatist violence; October 18, 1970.
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 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 ...
The urban crisis of the 1960s continued to escalate in the 1970s, with major episodes of riots in many cities every summer. The postwar suburbanization boom had left America's inner cities neglected, as middle-class whites gradually moved out. Rundown housing was increasingly filled by an underclass, with high unemployment rates and high crime ...
October 1970 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P) November 1970 events in the United States (2 C, 42 P) December 1970 events in the United States (2 C, 1 P)
A total of 13 major operations were conducted by the ARVN and U.S. forces between 1 May and 30 June. [27] In addition to the capture of large amounts of supplies and equipment 11,369 PAVN/VC were killed and 2,328 captured, ARVN losses were 638 killed and 35 missing and U.S. losses were 338 killed and 13 missing. [43] 30 April
1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. 0–9. 1970 events by month (19 C) 1971 ...