NEWS FROM 1970
On April 13th, "Apollo 13," four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.)
On May 4th, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. The decision to bring the Ohio National Guard onto the Kent State University campus was directly related to decisions regarding American involvement in the Vietnam War.
On June 22nd, President Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18.
On September 18th, 27 year old Jimi Hendrix died in London after mixing barbiturates and alcohol.
October 4th, Rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead of a heroin overdose in her Hollywood hotel room.
Celebrities born in 1970: Andre Agassi, Kirk Cameron, Naomi Campbell, Mariah Carey, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Jennifer Connelly, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Joseph Fiennes, Kirk Franklin, Deborah Gibson, Heather Graham, Tonya Harding, Ethan Hawke, Nick Hexum, Jay-Z, Chris Kattan, Jordan Knight, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Mase, Master P, Chris O'Donnell, River Phoenix, Kelly Ripa, Pete Sampras, Claudia Schiffer, Rick Schroder, M. Night Shyamalan, Earl "DMX" Simmons, Ione Skye, Uma Thurman, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
1970 GOVERNMENT
President: Richard Nixon
Vice President: Spiro Agnew
1970 PRICES
House: $40,000
Car: $2,500
Gallon Milk: $1.32
Gallon Gas: $.40
Loaf Bread: $.24
1st Class Stamp: $.06
1970 WINNERS
Super Bowl: Kansas City
World Series: Baltimore
NBA Championship: New York
Super Bowl: Kansas City
World Series: Baltimore
NBA Championship: New York
1970 'TIME'
MAN OF THE YEAR
German statesman, leader of the German Social Democratic Party … Willy Brandt
1970 TOP TV
Marcus Welby, MD
The Flip Wilson Show
Here's Lucy
Ironside
Gunsmoke
1970 TV PREMIERS
Dan August
The Flip Wilson Show
The Immortal
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
McCloud
Monday Night Football
Night Gallery
The Odd Couple
The Partridge Family
1970 TOP MOVIES
Love Story
Airport
M*A*S*H
Patton
Five Easy Pieces
Little Big Man
Catch-22
Gimme Shelter
Let It Be
Woodstock
1970 MUSIC
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER, Simon & Garfunkel
LET IT BE, The Beatles
AMERICAN WOMAN, Guess Who
CLOSE TO YOU, The Carpenters
WAR, Edwin Starr
AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH, Diana Ross
I'LL BE THERE, Jackson 5
GET READY, Rare Earth
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD, B.J. Thomas
BAND OF GOLD, Freda Payne
