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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.
The 1970s (pronounced "nineteen-seventies"; commonly shortened to the "Seventies" or the "' 70s") was the 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 ...
Abraham Zapruder, Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer and witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy (b. 1905) September 3. Vince Lombardi, American football coach and National Football League executive (b. 1913) Alan Wilson, musician and composer (b. 1943) September 8 – Percy Spencer, inventor of the microwave oven (b. 1896)
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 ...
1970s in American television (17 C, 18 P) 1970s in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ... Timeline of the history of the United States (1970–1989) 0–9.
The 1970s were a fabulous time for fashion. From crop top shirts to the famous wrap dress by Diane von Fürstenberg, some of these trends are still in today. 21 Best Fashion Trends From the 1970s ...
With the return of inflation, insane gas prices, and Peter Brady, it's started to look like the 1970's revival is almost complete.However, as any cultural historian will attest, no reiteration of ...