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Famous Births
- Jan. 24: Matthew Lillard - Scooby Doo
- Jan. 29: Heather Graham - Austin Powers 2
- Feb. 24: Jeff Garcia - Quarterback
- Mar. 18: Queen Latifah - Jungle Fever
- Mar. 28: Vince Vaughn - Wedding Crashers
- Apr. 11: Trevor Linden - Vancouver Canucks
- Apr. 21: Rob Riggle The Daily Show
- Apr. 29: Uma Thurman - Kill Bill
- May 04: Will Arnett - Arrested Development
- May 22: Naomi Campbell - Model
- Jul. 08: Beck - Musician
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Famous Deaths
- Mar. 30: Heinrich Bruning - Chancellor of Germany
- Sep. 03: Vince Lombardi - Football Coach
- Sep. 18: Jimi Hendrix - Guitarist
- Oct. 04: Janis Joplin - Musician
- Dec. 30: Sonny Liston - Boxer
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Chart Toppers
- Jan. 03: B.J. Thomas - Raindrops...
- Jan. 31: The Jackson 5 - I Want You back
- Feb. 07: The Shocking Blue - Venus
- Feb. 14: Sly and the Family Stone - Everybody is a Star
- Feb. 28: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled..
- Apr. 11: The Beatles - Let it be
- Apr. 25: The Jackson 5 - ABC
- May 09: The Guess Who - American Woman
- May 30: Ray Stevens - Everything is Beautiful
- Jun. 13: The Beatles - The Long and Winding...
- Jun. 27: The Jackson 5 - The Love you Save
- Jul. 11: Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me
- Jul. 25: The Carpenters - Close to You
- Aug. 22: Bread - Make it with you
- Aug. 29: Edwin Starr - War
- Sep. 19: Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain...
- Oct. 10: Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
- Oct. 17: The Jackson 5 - I'll be there
- Nov. 21: The Partridge Family - I Think I love You
- Dec. 12: Smokey Robinson - The Tears of a Clown
- Dec. 26: George Harrison - Isn't It a Pity Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
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43rd Academy Awards
- Presented on: April 15, 1971
- Best Picture: Patton
- Lead Actor: George C. Scott in Patton
- Lead Actress: Glenda Jackson in Women in Love
- Best Director: Franklin Schaffner for Patton
- Best Documentary: Woodstock RopesofSilicon: Complete Oscar winners list
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February 1970
- February 12: Vietnam War: The Viet Cong begin releasing American Prisoners of War.
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April 1970
- April 1: President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV.
- April 22: Earth Day was observed for the first time.
- April 30: President Richard Nixon announced the United States was sending troops into Cambodia.
- April 1: President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV.
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May 4 1970
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July 1970
- July 28: An earthquake in northern China, kills over 242,000 people.
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September 1970
- September 21: Monday Night Football makes its debut on the ABC Network, the program would run until 2006 when it was moved to ESPN
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October 1970
- October 10: Quebec's Labour and Immigration minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped by separatists associated with the FLQ.
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December 1970
- December 2: The Environmental Protection Agency was established.
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November 1970
- November 17: The Soviet Union lands a remote controlled rover on the surface of the Moon.
- November 27: Pope Paul VI is wounded in the Philippines after being attacked by a knife-wielding Bolivian.
- November 17: The Soviet Union lands a remote controlled rover on the surface of the Moon.
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今日の一曲（POCO特集～２～）: 「POCO」の歴史、続きです。■第3期(1970-1973)Richie Furay(guitar/vocals)Paul Cotton(lead guitar/vocals) ← "T.. http://bit.ly/1sMVia
@Nicolas_Keiji | November 07, 2009 05:23 AM -
Un libro: "Dos nombres. Una vida de accion y pasion". Alonso Ojeda... Buena radiografia del pais entre 1936 y 1970...
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watching Festival Express and poking around on ebay for a time machine, because I gotta get to Canada circa summer of 1970.
@CorksandCaftans | November 07, 2009 05:16 AM -
RT ekrdnj1974: なるほど、会の略称って感じかな？自分は1974年だから BB80になるのかなWW gaby6100 ekrdnj1974 タグをつけると検索に引っかかるんです。 born_before1970 はわたしが管理人のグループ「1970年以前に生まれて
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Watching a strange 1970's Christopher Lee movie. The guy is brilliant & sort of sexy. Will probably watch another movie or two tonight.
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View All 1970 Questions (32) | Ask a QuestionOscar winners between 1970 and 1979 (3 Answers)1970 Best Picture: Patton Lead Actor: George C. Scott in Patton Lead Actress: Glenda Jackson in Women in Love Best Director: Woodstock Best Documentary: Franklin Schaffner for Patton 1971 Best ... read moreWhat is one photo that defines the year 1970? (8 Answers)The Kent State Massacre. On May 4, 1970, National Guard troops opened fire for 13 seconds on anti-war demonstrators at Kent State University, Ohio. Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, ... read moreWhat is the greatest film from the 1970s? (1 Answer)Soylent Green, for its forsight. Pistachios, peppers, peanut butter,swine flu... Im sure the humble soybean-lentil combonation is next. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghXf1qjEkWY read moreIn the 1970s, when was it actually appropriate to wear a leisure suit? (3 Answers)According to wisegeek.com: Since the leisure suit was relatively inexpensive, comfortable, and easy to care for, it quickly became a favorite among men who hated the stuffy formalwear associated with ... read more
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