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Edward Morgan Forster was an English author. He is best known for his novels, particularly A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924). He also wrot…
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The 1970s
Explore 1718 historical events from 1970–1979.
1970
Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (born 1908)
Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who created Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority…
Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (born 1908)
1970
Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (born 1884)
Frank Charles Laubach, from Benton, Pennsylvania was a Congregational Christian missionary educated at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, and a mystic known as "Th…
Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (born 1884)
1970
Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (born 1888)
Sydney Chapman was a British mathematician and geophysicist. His work on the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer has inspired a broad ra…
Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (born 1888)
1970
Brian Piccolo, American football player (born 1943)
Louis Brian Piccolo was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for four years. He played college fo…
Brian Piccolo, American football player (born 1943)
1970
In response to a dispute over wheat production quotas, Leonard Casley declared his 75 km2 (29 sq mi) farm in Western Aus
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to th…
In response to a dispute over wheat production quotas, Leonard Casley declared his 75 km2 (29 sq mi) farm in Western Aus
1970
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual P…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force
1970
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Unio…
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases
1970
Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City
The Hard Hat Riot occurred in New York City on May 8, 1970, when around 400 construction workers and around 800 office workers attacked around 1,000 demonstrators affiliated with t…
Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City
1970
The international Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, providing a unified procedure for filing patent applications to
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions i…
The international Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, providing a unified procedure for filing patent applications to
1970
Lubbock, Texas, was struck by a tornado that left 26 people dead
Lubbock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 257,141 at the 2020 census, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas…
Lubbock, Texas, was struck by a tornado that left 26 people dead
1970
Police opened fire during a confrontation with a group of Jackson State College students, killing two students and injur
The Jackson State killings occurred on May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi. On May 14, 1970, city and state police confronted a group of students outside…
Police opened fire during a confrontation with a group of Jackson State College students, killing two students and injur
1970
On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,2
The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme northwest of Russia, and one of the largest peninsulas of Europe. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lie…
On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,2
1970
"The Long and Winding Road" became the Beatles' twentieth and final number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
"The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. A piano ballad, it was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Len…
"The Long and Winding Road" became the Beatles' twentieth and final number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart