Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Events and Trends
- OPEC oil embargo
- Iranian revolution and hostage situation
- Watergate break-in, cover-up, and scandal.
- Richard Nixon's resignation
- end of Vietnam War
- fear of Nuclear war
- high inflation
- high unemployment
- The United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark join Common Market in 1973.
- Widespread strikes and industrial unrest in the United Kingdom throughout decade.
- Margaret Thatcher elected Britain's first female prime minister.
- Spanish dictator Francisco Franco dies after 40 year rule.
- Democracy established in Portugal after dictatorship overthrown in millitary coup.
- US backed coup in Chile topples government of Salvador Allende. Is replaced by Augusto Pinochet.
- Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government in Cambodia results in 2.5 million deaths.
- USSR begins disasterous millitary campaign in Afghanistan.
- Unix created along with C programming language
- Home computer revolution
- Pocket calculators make the slide rule obsolete.
- Disco, Punk rock, Gothic rock music
- Star_Wars
- An age of superstars[?] and idols in sports and music
- Microsoft is founded
- Jamaican reggae music begins to gain an international audience, while dub music influences African Americans in New York City, leading to the development of hip hop
- Indonesian Archaeological Service and UNESCO restore Borobodur[?]
World leaders
- Deng Xiaoping (People's Republic of China)
- President Anwar Sadat (Egypt)
- President Georges Pompidou (France)
- President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (France)
- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (India)
- President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (Iraq)
- Prime Minister Golda Meir (Israel)
- Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (Israel)
- Prime Minister Menachem Begin (Israel)
- Emperor Hirohito (Japan)
- Pope Paul VI
- Pope John Paul I
- Pope John Paul II
- Leonid Brezhnev (Soviet Union)
- Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister Edward Heath (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister Harold Wilson (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister James Callaghan (United Kingdom)
- President Richard Nixon (United States)
- President Gerald Ford (United States)
- President Jimmy Carter (United States)
- Chancellor Willy Brandt (West Germany)
- Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (West Germany)
Sports figures
- Henry Aaron
- Larry Bird
- Mohammed Ali
- Terry Bradshaw
- Kareem Abdul Jabbar
- Willie Mays
- Joe Namath[?]
- Pelé
Entertainers
- ABBA
- Aerosmith
- Alan Alda
- Allman Brothers Band
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive[?]
- Black Sabbath
- Blue Oyster Cult
- David Bowie
- Jackson Browne
- Jimmy Buffett
- The Carpenters
- David Cassidy
- Sean Cassidy[?]
- Chicago
- Eric Clapton
- The Clash
- Alice Cooper
- Gary Coleman
- Elvis Costello
- Crass
- The Damned
- Deep Purple
- Neil Diamond
- Richard Dreyfuss
- The Eagles
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Fleetwood Mac
- Genesis
- Gary Glitter
- Gloria Gaynor
- Grateful Dead
- Andy Griffith
- Merle Haggard
- Mark Hamill
- DJ Kool Herc
- Ron Howard
- Waylon Jennings
- Elton John
- Billy Joel
- Journey
- Kiss
- Led Zeppelin
- Loretta Lynn
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Barry Manilow
- Steve Martin
- Motorhead
- Willie Nelson
- Bob Newhart
- Jack Nicholson
- The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players
- Carrol O'Connor[?]
- P Funk (Parliament/Funkadelic)
- Sex Pistols
- Barbra Streisand
- Donna Summer
- James Taylor
- Marlo Thomas[?]
- Cheryl Tiegs[?]
- John Travolta
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Neil Young
- J.J. Walker[?]
- Johnny Whitaker[?]
Music
- ABBA
- Aerosmith
- Allman Brothers Band
- Black Sabbath
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Jackson Browne
- Budgie
- Jimmy Buffett
- Eric Clapton
- The Clash
- Alice Cooper
- Elvis Costello
- Crass
- The Damned
- Deep Purple
- The Eagles
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Fleetwood Mac
- Elton John
- Billy Joel
- Journey
- Led Zeppelin
- John Lennon
- Bob Marley & the Wailers
- Steve Miller Band
- Rainbow
- Rush
- Styx
- T. Rex
- Queen
- UFO
- Van Halen
- War
See also: List of rock and roll albums in the 1970s
Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)
970s 170s 190s 197s 1970 9170s 1790s 1907s 197s0 1970 11970s 19970s 19770s 19700s 1970ss ~970s q970s 2970s q970s 1870s 1i70s 1o70s 1070s 1o70s 1960s 19y0s 19u0s 1980s 19u0s 1979s 197os 197ps 197-s 197ps 1970w 1970a 1970z 1970e 1970x 1970e 1970d 1970x 1970esdass das ganze deutsche Reich zu wackeln anfaengt, und der grosse Karl Nothhafft von Wernberg kann Euch nicht raten, in den Abgrund zu Baderstube. Dritte Szene Agnes. Hier, mein Vater? Caspar Bernauer. Hier, meine Tochter, hier erwarten wir ihn, gewoehnlich, wenn du die Augen aufmachst, nicht wahr? Nun ja, das ist Weile vor der Tuer, wenn sie auch wirklich schon hinein wollen und armes Ding hast nun nicht einmal Kranzwindens-Zeit. Agnes. Also, Euer Entschluss ist gefasst? Caspar Bernauer. Es gibt nur ein Mittel! Und wenn du nur bereit selbst an dem Fieber litt! Eine treue, redliche Seele! (Er zieht wieder weggelegt! Caspar Bernauer. Kann doch wohl nicht sein, denn Theobald hat's auf sagst du? Der naerrische Junge ist uns, solange die Reichsknechte verliessen, und hat auf uns gewartet, bis wir wieder heimgingen. Nie kommt das daher, dass er deine Kette fand! Ist das einer? Agnes. Es freut mich, dass er so an Euch haengt! Caspar Bernauer. Nun daecht' ich, es waer' die beste Antwort fuer den ja augenblicklich die Hand reichtest! Du bist ihm ja doch den ich aber staende segnend hinter euch und riefe ihm zu: So war's im Mensch nicht scheiden! .