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The 1970s was also the beginning of the video game era. Atari established itself as the dominant force in home video gaming, first with its home version of the arcade game Pong and later in the decade with the Atari 2600 console (originally called the "VCS", or Video Computer System). By 1979, the scene was set for the Golden Age of Arcade Games.
March 7 – The largest magnetar (soft gamma repeater) event is recorded. July 11 – America's first space station, Skylab , is deliberately allowed to burn up on atmospheric entry over the Indian Ocean due to its decaying orbit and the lack of time to build a new spaceship to boost it up.
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August 31 – Solar eclipse of August 31, 1970: An annular solar eclipse is visible in Oceania, and is the 14th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 144. September 20 – Luna 16 lands on the Moon and lifts off the next day with samples, landing back on Earth September 24.
Skylab's impending demise in 1979 was an international media event, [150] with T-shirts and hats with bullseyes [9] and "Skylab Repellent" with a money-back guarantee, [151] wagering on the time and place of re-entry, and nightly news reports.
Industry event cancellations continue, while Hades and Forza Horizon 5 see critical success. 2022 – Microsoft acquires Activision. The Steam Deck launch starts a wave of handheld gaming PCs such as the ROG Ally. Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West and Tunic launch. 2023 – Major layoffs due to pandemic-era overexpansion; [31] Stadia and E3 ...
Fenton's pictures during the Crimean War were one of the first cases of war photography, with Valley of the Shadow of Death considered "the most eloquent metaphor of warfare" by The Oxford Companion to the Photograph. [13] [14] [s 3] Sergeant Dawson and his Daughter: 1855 Unknown; attributed to John Jabez Edwin Mayall [15] Unknown [e]
Event Remarks 11 April 1970: Apollo 13 S-IVB stage: Impacted the Moon: 15 April: Apollo 13: Lunar flyby at 254 kilometres (158 mi) Intended lunar landing, forced to abort and return to Earth using lunar free return trajectory: 20 September: Luna 16: 100gm from Mare Fecunditatis: First sample return mission: 24 October: Zond 8