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* The National Civic League named Birmingham an [[All-American City]].
* The National Civic League named Birmingham an [[All-American City]].
* The "[[One Great City]]" campaign was announced.
* The [[Historical demographics of Birmingham|U. S. Census]] counted 300,910 residents in [[Birmingham]].
* The [[Historical demographics of Birmingham|U. S. Census]] counted 300,910 residents in [[Birmingham]].
* The town of [[Eldridge]] in [[List of Walker County municipalities|Walker County]] was incorporated.
* The town of [[Eldridge]] in [[List of Walker County municipalities|Walker County]] was incorporated.
* The [[Gulf South Conference]] was founded in Hammond, Louisiana.
* [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] and [[Malfunction Junction]] opened to traffic.
* [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] and [[Malfunction Junction]] opened to traffic.
* [[UAB]]'s graduate school was founded.
* [[UAB]]'s graduate school was founded.
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* [[Homewood]] and [[Vestavia Hills]] formed their own independent school systems.
* [[Homewood]] and [[Vestavia Hills]] formed their own independent school systems.
* [[Chilton County]] was added to the Birmingham planning and development district.
* [[Chilton County]] was added to the Birmingham planning and development district.
* [[January 3]]: The remains of Vietnam Veteran [[Bill Terry, Jr]] were moved to [[Elmwood Cemetery]] from [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]] following a court battle that barred the cemetery's owners from closing the cemetery to African Americans.
* [[Howell Heflin]] was elected Chief Justice of the [[Alabama Supreme Court]].
* [[Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham]] was chartered.
* [[January 3]]: The remains of Vietnam Veteran [[Bill Terry Jr]] were moved to [[Elmwood Cemetery]] from [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]] following a court battle that barred the cemetery's owners from closing the cemetery to African Americans.
* [[April 8]]: Chicago performed at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] for a concert organized by the [[UAB College of General Studies]] Entertainment Committee.
* [[April 22]]: [[GASP]] held its first Earth Day protests.
* [[May 7]]: Student and FBI informant [[Charlie Grimm]] set fire to the vacant [[Dressler Hall]] at the [[University of Alabama]], touching off a two-week lockdown of the campus during the height of anti-war demonstrations which followed the shooting deaths of four students by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio.
* [[June 28]]: An inaugural [[Birmingham Pop]] free music festival featuring [[Felt]], [[So But So What]] and [[Chair]] was held at [[Avondale Park]].
* [[July 1]]: The Homewood Board of Education assumed authority over [[Homewood City Schools]].
* The [[Birmingham Dinner Theatre]] closed.
* [[September 15]]: Five members of the [[Alabama Black Liberation Front]] sat in ambush of [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Department|Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies]] sent to evict [[Beatrice Turner]] from her home in [[Tarrant City]]. The only shots fired were from law enforcement. All five were arrested.
* [[September 18]]: The [[Downtown Action Committee]]'s [[Spectro 70]] concert and fashion show with Al Hirt was held at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]].
* October: The [[Jaycee's Haunted House]] debuted in [[Lakeview]].
* October: The [[Jaycee's Haunted House]] debuted in [[Lakeview]].
* A special ceremony honoring Vietnam War hero [[Matthew Leonard]] was held in Birmingham.
* A special ceremony honoring Vietnam War hero [[Matthew Leonard]] was held in Birmingham.
* [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]] began broadcasting Sunday services on [[WBMG-TV]].
* [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]] began broadcasting Sunday services on [[WBMG-TV]].
* [[Betty Jane McGowen]] and Mrs [[A. J. Beaver]] relocated headstones from the former [[Williamson Hawkins plantation]] to [[Elyton Cemtery]].
* [[November 25]]: The Allman Brothers played a [[UAB Student Government Association|UAB SGA]]-sponsored show at the [[Oporto Armory]].
* [[December 17]]: A [[1970 downtown fire|downtown fire]] destroyed three stores on the 1800 block of [[3rd Avenue North]].
* [[December 31]]: [[Operation Pride]], a federally-funded housing improvement program in three [[Northside]] neighborhoods, expired.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[John W. Woods]] was named president of the [[AmSouth Bank|First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[John Woods]] succeeded [[Newton DeBardeleben]] as president of the [[AmSouth Bank|First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style]] founded by [[Willie Etheridge, Sr]] and [[Joe Etheridge]].
* [[Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style]] founded by [[Willie Etheridge, Sr]] and [[Joe Etheridge]].
* [[Michael Matsos]] purchased the [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] chain.
* [[Michael Matsos]] purchased the [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] chain from [[Jabo Stone|Jabo]] and [[Ellene Stone]].
* [[Metalplate]] opened a facility in Atlanta.
* [[Metalplate]] opened a facility in Atlanta.
* [[Sammy Graphos]] opened a second [[Sneaky Pete's]] location in [[Homewood]].
* [[Sam Graphos]] opened a second [[Sneaky Pete's]] location in [[Homewood]].
* [[Park Communications]] purchased [[WBMG 42]] and changed it over to full time CBS programming.
* Florida Capital purchased the [[Jack's]] chain from [[Jack Caddell]].
* [[Arthur Serwitz]] founded the [[Riverview Animal Clinic]].
* [[March 20]]: [[Constantine's]] opened in the [[Travelodge Motel]] in [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[Husky Barber Shop]] opened in [[Trussville]].
* [[All Seasons Travel]] was founded.
* [[Rumore's Record Rack]] moved from [[2nd Avenue North]] to [[The Curve]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[B & D Electric Motor Co.]] was founded.
 
===Education===
* [[Neal Berte]] became dean of the New College at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Bessemer High School]] closed and was replaced by [[Jess Lanier High School]] in the fall.
* [[Ullman High School]] closed, with students transferring to [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Bessemer Academy]] was founded.
* [[Wilson Fallin, Jr]] succeeded [[Talmadge Bussey]] as president of the [[Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College|Birmingham Baptist College]].
* [[Ida Moffett]] retired as director of the [[Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing|Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing]]
* [[Shin Oh]] joined the faculty of [[UAB]].
* The [[UAB Graduate School]] opened with [[Samuel Barker]] as dean.
* [[Moton High School]] was closed as [[Leeds High School]] was integrated.
* Principal [[Desmond Regan]] left [[John Carroll Catholic High School]].
* [[Edna Snow]] succeeded [[Helen Fuller]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[February 1]]: [[Archie Wade]] joined the faculty of the [[University of Alabama]]'s [[University of Alabama Department of Kinesiology|Department of Physical Education]].
* [[November 17]]: The Gardendale Area Vocational School was renamed [[Rogers Area Vocational Center|George M. Rogers Area Vocational Center]] in honor of [[George M. Rogers]].
 
===Religion===
* [[Hudson Baggett]] served as interim pastor of [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* [[Mark Elovitz]] succeeded [[Philip Silverstein]] as rabbi of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Wallace Wirtz]] left the pulpit at [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* A Poly-Turf artificial surface was installed at [[Legion Field]].
* [[February 7]]: LSU's Pete Maravich scored a record 69 points in a 104-102 loss to the [[1969-1970 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] at [[Coleman Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]].
* [[March 24]]: Buddy Baker broke the 200 mph barrier at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]
* October: Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 26-18 in the [[Magic City Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* December: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] won the [[1970 Iron Bowl]], 33-28.
* December: [[Bear Bryant]] begins planning to install the wishbone offense after losing to Oklahoma in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
* [[Donnie Allison]] recorded three NASCAR wins.
* [[Donnie Allison]] recorded three NASCAR wins.
* [[Jim Davenport]] played his last season with the San Francisco Giants.
* [[Rose Fiorella]] started the volleyball program at [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Rose Fiorella]] started the volleyball program at [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[John Hannah]] became a starter for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]].
* [[Pat Sullivan]] led the country in total offense and yards per play for the [[Auburn Tigers]].
* [[Pat Sullivan]] led the country in total offense and yards per play for the [[Auburn Tigers]].
* [[Gene Bartow]] became the head basketball coach at Memphis State University.
* [[Gene Bartow]] became the head basketball coach at Memphis State University.
* A Poly-Turf artificial surface was installed at [[Legion Field]].
* [[Thompson Reynolds]] became head football coach and athletic director for the new [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Kenny Stabler]] began his Oakland Raiders career.
* [[Kenny Stabler]] began his Oakland Raiders career.
* [[John Hannah]] became a starter for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]].
* [[Jim Davenport]] played his last season with the San Francisco Giants.
* March 24: Buddy Baker broke the 200 mph barrier at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]
* October: Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 26-18 in the [[Magic City Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* December: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] won the [[1970 Iron Bowl]], 33-28.
* December: [[Bear Bryant]] begins planning to install the wishbone offense after losing to Oklahoma in the Bluebonnet Bowl.


==Works==
==Individuals==
* "Touch Me", sculpture by [[Yaacov Agam]]
* ''Holiday for Soul Dance'', album by [[Sun Ra]] and his Intergalactic Arkestra
* ''The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried'', film produced by [[David F. Friedman]]
* ''The Bronx is Next'', play by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''You Can Be Anyone This Time Around'' audio recording by [[Timothy Leary]]
 
===Books===
[[Image:Birmingham's First Magic Century.jpg|right|175px]]
* ''[[Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?]]'' by [[Bertha Bendall Norton]]
* ''We a BaddDDD People,'' poems by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''Prophets for a New Day'', by [[Margaret Walker]]
* ''Jail Notes'' by [[Timothy Leary]]
 
===Buildings===
* Construction began on the [[Airport Highway Park]] (industrial park).
* [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]
* Renovations to the [[Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer Division]]
* [[Loveman's parking deck]]
* [[Malfunction Junction]]
* [[St Clair Regional Hospital]] in [[Pell City]]
* [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
 
==People==
* [[Angela Davis]] appeared on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
* [[Angela Davis]] appeared on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
* [[Kate Jackson]] appeared in the television series ''Dark Shadows''.
* [[Kate Jackson]] appeared in the television series ''Dark Shadows''.
* [[Philip Alford]] appeared in the television series' ''The Intruders'', and ''The Virginian''.
* [[Philip Alford]] appeared in the television series' ''The Intruders'', and ''The Virginian''.
* [[Shin Oh]] joined the faculty of [[UAB]].
* [[Fannie Flagg]] appeared in the feature film, ''Five Easy Pieces''.
* [[Fannie Flagg]] appeared in the feature film, ''Five Easy Pieces''.
* [[Arthur Serwitz]] opened his veterinary practice.
* [[Arthur Serwitz]] opened his veterinary practice.
* [[Hudson Baggett]] served as interim pastor of [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* [[Hugo Black]] ruled in ''Oregon v. Mitchell'' that states should set the voting age for their elections.
* [[Hugo Black]] ruled in ''Oregon v. Mitchell'' that states should set the voting age for their elections.
* [[Neal Berte]] became dean of the New College at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Gail Patrick]] chaired the national Christmas Seals campaign.
* [[Gail Patrick]] chaired the national Christmas Seals campaign.
* [[Edna Snow]] became principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[Timothy Leary]] was sentenced for a 1968 drug conviction.
* [[Timothy Leary]] was sentenced for a 1968 drug conviction.
* [[Ida Moffett]] retired as director of the [[Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing|Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing]]
* [[Bill Mason]] completed a residency in dermatology at [[UAB Hospital]].
* [[Chuck Wingate]] joined the [[Bluff Park Fire Department]].
* [[Chuck Wingate]] joined the [[Bluff Park Fire Department]].
* [[Thompson Reynolds]] became head football coach and athletic director for the new [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
===Awards===
* [[Glenn Garrett]] graduated from [[Woodlawn High School]].
* [[Luther Strange]] graduated from [[Shades Valley High School]].
* [[Hilbun Adams]] graduated from [[Mountain Brook High School]].
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] graduated from St Mary's Academy in Denver, Colorado
* [[Bernard Kincaid]] earned his bachelor's degree from [[Miles College]].
* [[Henry Parsley]] earned his bachelor's degree from Sewanee University.
* [[Elmer Harris]] earned his MBA from [[Auburn University]].
* [[Earl Hilliard]] earned his MBA from Atlanta University
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Julia S. Tutwiler]]


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 13]]: [[James Williams]], radio personality
* [[January 13]]: [[James Williams]], radio personality
* [[February 27]]: [[Deborah Vance]], television reporter and Larry Langford's chief of staff.
* [[January 23]]: [[Audra Smith]], [[UAB Blazers]] women's basketball coach
* [[February 14]]: [[Barry McNealy]], educator
* [[February 27]]: [[Deborah Vance]], television reporter and [[Larry Langford]]'s chief of staff
* [[February 28]]: [[Dave Gray]], former CEO of [[Daxko]]
* [[May 1]]: [[Stephanie McCrummen]], ''Washington Post'' reporter
* [[May 12]]: [[Louis Nequette]], architect
* [[May 22]]: [[Rodney Dodson]], [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] Captain
* [[June 15]]: [[Chris Hartsell]], hospital administrator and Larry Langford's chief of operations
* [[July 7]]: [[Christopher Davis]], artist and comedian
* [[June 20]]: [[Matthew Myers]], owner of [[Magic City Motor Scooters]]
* August:  [[Jody Trautwein]], pastor, activist and politician
* August:  [[Jody Trautwein]], pastor, activist and politician
* [[September 8]]: [[Latrell Sprewell]], basketball player
* [[September 8]]: [[Latrell Sprewell]], basketball player
* [[September 9]]: [[Warren Kidd]], basketball player
* [[September 9]]: [[Warren Kidd]], basketball player
* [[September 27]]: [[John Croushorn]], physician and inventor
* [[September 30]]: [[Tony Hale]], actor
* [[November 6]]: [[Kevin McGowin]], author
* [[November 6]]: [[Kevin McGowin]], author
* [[November 8]]: [[Michael Miller]], banker and former radio host
* [[November 8]]: [[Michael Miller]], banker and former radio host
* [[November 17]]: [[Paul Cordes Wilm]] and [[Peter Wilm]], artists and musicians
* [[November 17]]: [[Paul Cordes Wilm]] and [[Peter Wilm]], artists and musicians
* [[November 22]]: [[Chris Fryar]], percussionist
* [[November 22]]: [[Chris Fryar]], percussionist
* [[December 1]]: [[Peiter Zatko|Peiter "Mudge" Zatko]], internet security expert
* December 1: [[George Wilkerson]], [[UAB Blazers basketball team|UAB Blazers]] basketball player
* [[December 11]]: [[Jay Taylor]], community activist and author
* [[December 11]]: [[Jay Taylor]], community activist and author
* [[LeNell Camacho Santa Ana]], bartender
* [[Michael Carpri]], bar and restaurant owner
* [[Jennifer Parsons Champion]], Jefferson County treasurer
* [[Jennifer Parsons Champion]], Jefferson County treasurer
* [[Bill Cleveland]]: [[Homewood City Schools]] superintendent
* [[Jon Darnell]], musician
* [[Jon Darnell]], musician
* [[Juandalynn Givan]], state legislator
* [[K. D. Hardy]], author and motivational speaker
* [[James Lewis (chef)|James Lewis]], chef and restaurateur
* [[Lee Loder]], former [[Birmingham City Council]] president
* [[Lee Loder]], former [[Birmingham City Council]] president
* [[Scott McBrayer]], [[Mayor of Homewood]]
* [[Christy Opara]], fitness coach
* [[Christy Opara]], fitness coach
* [[Steve Raley]], truck driver and TikTok celebrity
* [[Jeffrey Ronilo]], bookkeeper
* [[Jeffrey Ronilo]], bookkeeper
* [[Nicole Still]], circuit court judge
* [[Kim Sunée]], food writer
 
===Graduations===
* [[Hilbun Adams]] graduated from [[Mountain Brook High School]].
* [[Dixon Brooke Jr]] completed his bachelor of science in business administration at [[Auburn University]].
* [[David Carrington]] earned a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Houston.
* [[Bill Featheringill]] completed an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
* [[Glenn Garrett]] graduated from [[Woodlawn High School]].
* [[Elmer Harris]] earned his MBA from [[Auburn University]].
* [[Earl Hilliard]] earned his MBA from Atlanta University
* [[Bernard Kincaid]] earned his bachelor's degree from [[Miles College]].
* [[Cam Langley]] earned a bachelor's in engineering at Virginia Tech.
* [[Henry Parsley]] earned his bachelor's degree from Sewanee University.
* [[Shirley Kahn|Shirley Salloway]] from [[Sylacauga High School]].
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] graduated from St Mary's Academy in Denver, Colorado
* [[Luther Strange]] graduated from [[Shades Valley High School]].
 
===Marriages===
* [[May 30]]: [[William Hoole]] to Addie Shirley Coleman.
 
===Awards===
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Hank Crisp]], [[John Heisman]], [[Wilbur Hutsell]], Jesse Owens, [[Joseph Sewell]], [[William Van de Graaff]], [[Wallace Wade]], and Gus Wynn.
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Julia S. Tutwiler]]
* Female Vocalist of the Year (Country Music Association): [[Tammy Wynette]] (third year in a row)
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Suzanne Dennie]]
* [[Miss Black Alabama]]: [[Brenda Duff]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[Fant Thornley]], librarian
* [[January 18]]: [[David O. Whilldin]], architect (born 1881)
* [[January 18]]: [[David O. Whilldin]], architect (born [[1881]])
* [[January 23]]: [[Hank Crisp]], college coach and athletic director (born 1896)
* [[February 5]]: [[Rudy York]], baseball player (born [[1913]])
* [[February 5]]: [[Rudy York]], baseball player (born 1913)
* [[October 28]]: [[Wedo Martini]], baseball player (born [[1913]])
* [[April 11]]: [[Cathy O'Donnell]], actor (born 1923)
* [[November 24]]: [[Ivy Andrews]], baseball player (born [[1907]])
* [[April 13]]: [[Fant Thornley]], [[Birmingham Public Library]] director (born 1909)
* [[June 15]]: [[Charles McCauley]], architect (born 1893)
* [[July 16]]: [[Peahead Walker]], football coach (born 1899)
* [[September 22]]: [[Indiana Little]], suffragist
* [[October 28]]: [[Wedo Martini]], baseball player (born 1913)
* [[November 24]]: [[Ivy Andrews]], baseball player (born 1907)
* [[November 28]]: [[Bethel Whitson]], surveyor and cartographer (born 1892)
* [[December 28]]: [[Preuit Holland Sr]], [[Avondale Elementary School]] principal (born 1900)
* [[Pauline Fletcher]], nurse and camp director (born 1878)
* [[Philip Mewhinney]], architect
 
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1970]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1970]]''
==Works==
* "Touch Me", sculpture by [[Yaacov Agam]]
* ''Holiday for Soul Dance'', album by [[Sun Ra]] and his Intergalactic Arkestra
* ''The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried'', film produced by [[David F. Friedman]]
* ''The Bronx is Next'', play by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''You Can Be Anyone This Time Around'' audio recording by [[Timothy Leary]]
* "[[Tops & Button]]" comic strip by [[Howard Cruse]] debuted in the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* "People and Things" column by [[Clettus Atkinson]] debuted in the ''Birmingham Post-Herald''.
===Books===
[[Image:Birmingham's First Magic Century.jpg|right|175px]]
* ''[[Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?]]'' by [[Bertha Bendall Norton]]
* ''We a BaddDDD People,'' poems by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''Prophets for a New Day'', by [[Margaret Walker]]
* ''Jail Notes'' by [[Timothy Leary]]
* "[[Mary Gordon Duffee]]'s [[Sketches of Alabama]]'', edited by [[Virginia Pounds Brown]] and [[Jane Porter Nabers]]
===Buildings===
* Construction began on the [[Airport Highway Park]] (industrial park).
* [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]] ([[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] campus)
* [[Eastgate Shopping Center]] in [[Center Point]]
* [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] ([[Red Mountain cut]])
* [[Element 26|Highland Ridge Apartments]] in [[Birmingham]]
* [[The Lory of Hoover|Emerald Pointe Apartments]] in [[Hoover]]
* Renovations to the [[Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer Division]]
* [[Jess Lanier High School]]
* [[Malfunction Junction]]
* [[Mountainside]] apartments in [[Glen Iris]]
* [[St Clair Regional Hospital]] in [[Pell City]]
* [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
* [[Western Hills Mall]]
* The City of [[Birmingham]] approved $1 million for renovations to [[Vulcan Park]].
* A 900-pound cast concrete owl was replaced atop [[Shades Cahaba Elementary School|Shades Cahaba School]].
* [[May 7]]: [[Dressler Hall]] at the [[University of Alabama]] burned down.
* [[July 1]]: Ground was broken for [[UAB]]'s [[Diabetes Research and Education Building]].
* September [[Loew's Temple Theater]] was demolished.
* [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[Serenity Apartments on Valley Creek|Westlee Park]] apartments (Phase 2)


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 17:14, 15 April 2024

1970 was the 99th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

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Business

Education

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1970

Works

Books

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Buildings

Context

In 1970 Paolo Soleri began constructing Arcosanti in Arizona. The Chicago Seven were found not guilty of inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Guyana and Rhodesia became independent republics. The World's Fair was held in Osaka, Japan. A postal workers strike suspended mail in several major cities. Earth Day was recognized nationally. The Concorde broke the sound barrier. Cigarette ads were banned from TV. The Beatles disbanded. Apollo 13 was aborted after an explosion. Four student protesters were shot and killed at Kent State University. The national voting age was lowered to 18. Brazil won the World Cup in Mexico City. The US withdrew ground forces from Cambodia. Egypt completed the Aswan High Dam. PBS premiered on television and Doonesbury debuted in print. The Environmental Protection Agency was founded. The World Trade Center North Tower was topped out.

Notable 1970 births include actors Vince Vaughn, Minnie Driver, Matt Damon, River Phoenix, Heather Graham and Uma Thurman; musicians Queen Latifah, Beck, Debbie Gibson; and golfer Annika Sörenstam. Deaths in 1970 included Mark Rothko, Erle Stanley Gardner, E. M. Forster, Vince Lombardi, Jimi Hendrix, John Dos Passos, Janis Joplin, and Charles de Gaulle. Top grossing films of 1970 included M*A*S*H, Airport, Catch-22 and Hello, Dolly. Patton won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Deliverance by James Dickey was published. Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature.

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