1970 Clay Tablet
Mairi Moore – From the Brandywine School District Office for allowing me to scan several yearbooks and really getting this archive started. Unlike most of us, she has access to several yearbooks that were left behind within the confines of the Brandywine School District.Thank you Mairi
1970 in Review
The Year in review:
1970[Courtesy of Wikipedia]
World Events
January 5 – The first episode of All My Children is broadcast on the ABC television network.
January 22 – The Boeing 747, the world’s first “jumbo jet”, enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
January 26 – Mick Jagger is fined £200 for possession of cannabis.
February 13 – Black Sabbath’s debut album, Black Sabbath released; often regarded as the first true heavy metal album.
March 21 – The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
April 1 – American Motors Corporation introduces the Gremlin.
April 10 – Paul McCartney announces that the Beatles have disbanded, while at the same press conference, announcing the release of his first solo album.
April 11 – Apollo program: Apollo 13 (Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert) is launched toward the Moon.
April 17 – Apollo program: Apollo 13 splashes down safely in the Pacific.
May 4 – Kent State shootings: Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed and 9 wounded by Ohio State National Guardsmen, at a protest against the incursion into Cambodia.
May 31 – The 1970 FIFA World Cup is inaugurated in Mexico.
October 5 – The Public Broadcasting Service begins broadcasting.
November 14 – Southern Airlines Flight 932 crashes in Wayne County, West Virginia; all 75 on board, including 37 players and 5 coaches from the Marshall University football team, are killed.
December 23 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.
Celebrities Born/died in this Year
January 29 – Heather Graham, American actress, born
March 27 – Mariah Carey, American singer, born
April 29 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player, born
Uma Thurman, American actress, born
September 3 – Vince Lombardi, American football coach, died (b. 1913)
September 18 – Jimi Hendrix, American rock musician, died (b. 1942)
October 4 – Janis Joplin, American rock singer (Mercedes Benz), died (b. 1943)
October 8 – Matt Damon, American actor
November 7 - Bill Bennett, Founder of the Claymont High School Clay Tablet Archive, born
November 9 – Chris Jericho, Canadian pro wrestler, born
November 14 – Louis Rich, American entrepreneur, died (b. 1896)
December 18 – Miles Marshall Lewis, American author, born
Popular Songs of the Year
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” – B. J. Thomas
“I Want You Back” – The Jackson 5
“Venus” – Shocking Blue
“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” / “Everybody Is a Star” – Sly & the Family Stone
“Bridge over Troubled Water” – Simon & Garfunkel
“Let It Be” – The Beatles
“ABC” – The Jackson 5
“American Woman” / “No Sugar Tonight” – The Guess Who
“Everything is Beautiful” – Ray Stevens
“The Long and Winding Road” / “For You Blue” – The Beatles
“The Love You Save” – The Jackson 5
“Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” – Three Dog Night
“(They Long to Be) Close to You” – The Carpenters
“Make It With You” – Bread
“War” – Edwin Starr
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Diana Ross
“Cracklin’ Rosie” – Neil Diamond
“I’ll Be There” – The Jackson 5
“I Think I Love You” – The Partridge Family
“The Tears of a Clown” – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
“My Sweet Lord” / “Isn’t It a Pity” – George Harrison
1970[Courtesy of Wikipedia]
World Events
January 5 – The first episode of All My Children is broadcast on the ABC television network.
January 22 – The Boeing 747, the world’s first “jumbo jet”, enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
January 26 – Mick Jagger is fined £200 for possession of cannabis.
February 13 – Black Sabbath’s debut album, Black Sabbath released; often regarded as the first true heavy metal album.
March 21 – The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
April 1 – American Motors Corporation introduces the Gremlin.
April 10 – Paul McCartney announces that the Beatles have disbanded, while at the same press conference, announcing the release of his first solo album.
April 11 – Apollo program: Apollo 13 (Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert) is launched toward the Moon.
April 17 – Apollo program: Apollo 13 splashes down safely in the Pacific.
May 4 – Kent State shootings: Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed and 9 wounded by Ohio State National Guardsmen, at a protest against the incursion into Cambodia.
May 31 – The 1970 FIFA World Cup is inaugurated in Mexico.
October 5 – The Public Broadcasting Service begins broadcasting.
November 14 – Southern Airlines Flight 932 crashes in Wayne County, West Virginia; all 75 on board, including 37 players and 5 coaches from the Marshall University football team, are killed.
December 23 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.
Celebrities Born/died in this Year
January 29 – Heather Graham, American actress, born
March 27 – Mariah Carey, American singer, born
April 29 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player, born
Uma Thurman, American actress, born
September 3 – Vince Lombardi, American football coach, died (b. 1913)
September 18 – Jimi Hendrix, American rock musician, died (b. 1942)
October 4 – Janis Joplin, American rock singer (Mercedes Benz), died (b. 1943)
October 8 – Matt Damon, American actor
November 7 - Bill Bennett, Founder of the Claymont High School Clay Tablet Archive, born
November 9 – Chris Jericho, Canadian pro wrestler, born
November 14 – Louis Rich, American entrepreneur, died (b. 1896)
December 18 – Miles Marshall Lewis, American author, born
Popular Songs of the Year
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” – B. J. Thomas
“I Want You Back” – The Jackson 5
“Venus” – Shocking Blue
“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” / “Everybody Is a Star” – Sly & the Family Stone
“Bridge over Troubled Water” – Simon & Garfunkel
“Let It Be” – The Beatles
“ABC” – The Jackson 5
“American Woman” / “No Sugar Tonight” – The Guess Who
“Everything is Beautiful” – Ray Stevens
“The Long and Winding Road” / “For You Blue” – The Beatles
“The Love You Save” – The Jackson 5
“Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” – Three Dog Night
“(They Long to Be) Close to You” – The Carpenters
“Make It With You” – Bread
“War” – Edwin Starr
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Diana Ross
“Cracklin’ Rosie” – Neil Diamond
“I’ll Be There” – The Jackson 5
“I Think I Love You” – The Partridge Family
“The Tears of a Clown” – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
“My Sweet Lord” / “Isn’t It a Pity” – George Harrison
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