MultiEducator · The 20th Century Almanac
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1970
The 20th Century Almanac · The Seventies

1970

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Nixon widened the war by invading Cambodia, sparking campus protests that turned deadly when National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State. The first Earth Day galvanized the environmental movement, the Beatles broke up, and Patton dominated the Academy Awards.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Nobel · Literature
World Series
No. 1 Song
Top TV
Academy · Actor

Major Events of 1970

5 events
War in Vietnam Spreads to CambodiaBiafra Capitulates, Ending Civil War.Four Killed at Kent State UniversitySalvador Allende becomes President of ChileAswan Dam Finished