| World Series Champions: |
Baltimore Orioles |
| Superbowl IV Champions: |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| NBA Champions: |
New York Knicks |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Boston Bruins |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Tony Jacklin |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Ken Rosewall/Margaret Smith Court |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
John Newcombe/Margaret Court |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Nebraska & Ohio State & Texas |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
UCLA |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Dust Commander |
| World Cup (Soccer): |
Brazil |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons: |
Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, Diana Rigg,
Pam Grier, Barbara Feldon, Jane Fonda |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
"It's not easy being green"
- Kermit the Frog
"I told my coach, 'Jimi Hendrix just died, and
I'm quitting the team to become a guitar player'"
- Joe Satriani
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
- Ali MacGraw in 'Love Story'
"It’s the real thing"
- Coca-Cola
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
Willy Brandt |
| Miss America: |
Pamela Eldred (West Bloomfield, MI) |
| Miss USA: |
Deborah Shelton (Virginia) |
| The Scandal: |
Rock and Roll Deaths:
Jimi Hendrix (chocked on drug-induced vomit), Janis
Joplin (heroin overdose)
Project Bluebook was the U.S. government's study on
UFOs from 1952 through 1970. A 14 part report was issued,
but chapter 13 was mysteriously missing. It still is. |
| Nerd News: |
Tarawood Antigone, a four-year-old Burmese cat gave
birth to 19 kittens. 14 males and one female survived
from the litter in Oxfordshire, UK.
Microprocessor invented.
In 1970, Totes brought the first quality folding
umbrella to U.S. markets.
Krazy Glue was introduced in 1970, although the main
ingredient, cyanoacrylate, was discovered in 1942
by Harry Coover while working for Kodak.
Boeing's Jumbo Jet, the 747 debuted.
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1970: $78,000
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| The Habit: |
The cool kids were reading Garry Trudeau's
'Doonesbury' comic strip. |
| 1st appearances & 1970's Most Popular
Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Stylophone musical toy, Mastermind, Whizzer |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
Patton |
1970 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC)
2. The Flip Wilson Show (NBC)
3. Here's Lucy (CBS)
4. Ironside (NBC)
5. Gunsmoke (CBS)
6. Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
7. Medical Center (CBS)
8. Bonanza (NBC)
9. The F.B.I. (ABC)
10. The Mod Squad (ABC) |
1970 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 27, 1969 - January 2, 1970:
Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
January 3 - January 30:
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
January 31 - February 6:
I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
February 7 - February 13:
Venus - The Shocking Blue
February 14 - February 27:Thank You (Falettinme Be
Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody is a Star - Sly & The
Family Stone
February 28 - April 10:
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
April 11 - April 24:
Let It Be - The Beatles
April 25 - May 8:
ABC - The Jackson 5
May 9 - May 29:
American Woman - The Guess Who
May 30 - June 12:
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
June 13 - June 26:
The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles
June 27 - July 10:
The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
July 11 - July 24:
Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night
July 25 - August 21:
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
August 22 - August 28:
Make It With You - Bread
August 29 - September 18:
War - Edwin Starr
September 19 - October 9:
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
October 10 - October 16:
Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
October 17 - November 20:
I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
November 21 - December 12:
I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
December 12 - December 25:
The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
December 26, 1970 - January 22, 1971:
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
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