Explore 4009 historical events from 1970–1979.
The rainbow flag or pride flag is a symbol of LGBTQ pride and LGBTQ social movements, as well as a peace symbol. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community and the spe…
The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that involved a dispute over whether prefer…
In Regents of the University of California v
Moktar Ould Daddah was a Mauritanian politician who served as the country's first President after it gained its independence from France. Moktar served as the country's first Prime…
Moktar Ould Daddah, the first president of Mauritania, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Mustafa Ould Salek.
Annie is a musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. It is based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray. The…
Annie opens on Broadway
On the evening of May 28, 1977, a fire occurred at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky. With a total of 165 deaths and over 200 injuries, it is history's seventh-d…
The Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, is engulfed by fire, killing 165 people inside
Francisco Franco, the dictator of Spain, died on 20 November 1975 from heart failure, at the age of 82. His designated successor, Prince Juan Carlos de Borbón, was proclaimed King …
After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Se…
France grants independence to Djibouti
The Johnstown flood of 1977 was a major flood which began on the night of July 19, 1977, when heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Unite…
The Johnstown flood of 1977 kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars in damages.
Tandy Corporation was an American family-owned retailer based in Fort Worth, Texas that made leather goods, operated the RadioShack and Tandy electronics stores, and later built pe…
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government an…
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers are widely used in fiber-optic communication…
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic
The Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang, was a West German far-left militant group founded in 1970, active until 1998, and formally desi…
The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of m
Dan-Air was an airline based in the United Kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based shipbroking firm Davies and Newman. It was started in 1953 with a single aircraft. …
A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia,
Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of F…
Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E
Arktika is a retired nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Soviet Arktika class. In service from 1975 to 2008, she was the first surface ship to reach the North Pole, a feat achieved o…
The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
Karl Fredrik Ljungberg is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is also a former manager, and was most recently an assistant coach, and interim head c…
Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer
Chad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.
Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
Gyula Koi is a Hungarian legal scholar and lecturer. His main research fields are administrative law, and theory of public administration. His Chinese name is Guo Yi.
Gyula Koi, Hungarian scholar and educator
Likud, officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon in an allia…
Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of
Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of F…
Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E
Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox, it is the first film i…
Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is oft…
The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolutio
Jamie Rae Salé is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her former husband David Pelletier, she is the 2002 Olympic Champion and 2001 World Champion. The Olympic gold med…
Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time, he is sig…
John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor