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1974 – The 1974 Super Outbreak, the second-largest series of tornadoes in history (at 148), hits 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province; 315 people are killed and more than 5,000 are injured. 1974 – Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves breaks Babe Ruth 's home run record by hitting his 715th career home run.
On May 31, 1970, the 1970 Ancash earthquake caused a landslide that buried the town of Yungay in Peru; more than 47,000 people were killed. The 1970 Bhola cyclone, a 120 mph (193 km/h) tropical cyclone, hit the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on November 12 and 13, 1970, killing an estimated 500,000 ...
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 ...
May 9 – In Washington, D.C., 100,000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam War. Richard Nixon makes an impromptu visit to the Lincoln Memorial to meet with protestors. May 10 – The Boston Bruins win their first Stanley Cup since 1941 when Bobby Orr scores a goal 40 seconds into overtime for a 4–3 victory which completes a four-game sweep ...
This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location.For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts.. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.
Pages in category "1970s timelines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S. Timeline of strikes in ...
The United States covertly bombs Vietnam People's Army military targets in Cambodia, 1968–1970 Battle of Hamburger Hill , May 10–20, 1969 The United States and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam invade Cambodia , April 29 – July 22, 1970
5.4 1970s. 5.5 1980s. 5.6 ... The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of ... were hand-crafted by Australopithecus or related people. [1 ...