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March 19 – First recorded crime, a ransacking in Visalia, California, definitely attributable to Joseph James DeAngelo, at this time a police officer, who will commit at least 13 murders, 51 rapes and 120 burglaries up to 1986; he will not be arrested until 2018. [3] March 29 – Mariner 10 approaches Mercury.
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 ...
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He also imposes a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents. August 15–September 5 – The 1971 Women's World Cup in Association football (an event not recognized by FIFA) is staged in Mexico: Denmark will be the winners. [30] August 16 – Hastings Banda, President of Malawi, becomes the first black president to visit South Africa. [31] August 18
November 19 – Jaime Ornelas Camacho takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal. November 24 – 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake: Between 4,000 and 5,000 are killed in a 7.3 M s earthquake at Van and Muradiye in eastern Turkey. November 26
In the U.S. college football bowl games, the #4-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the #7 USC Trojans 42 to 21 to win the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California; [7] the #6 Penn State Nittany Lions beat the #13 LSU Tigers 16 to 9 to win the 1974 Orange Bowl in Miami; [8] [9] and the #12 Nebraska Cornhuskers upset the #8 Texas Longhorns 19 to 3 to ...
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September 6–12, 1970: Palestinian terrorists hijack four airplanes, destroy one after evacuating occupants September 10, 1970: Chevrolet introduces the Vega September 12–24, 1970: Soviet probe Luna 16 lands on Moon, brings back 3½ ounces of lunar soil September 11, 1970: Ford Motor introduces the Pinto September 5, 1970: Future World Driving Champion Jochen Rindt killed in auto crash