Sparkplug-
Thank you! And here are some facts from 1970 (highlighted facts are for irony):
*
Earthquake
kills more than 50,000 in
Peru
(May 31).
*Earth population: 3.706 billion
*U.S. Median Household Income (current dollars): $8,734
*U.S. Unemployment: 3.5%
*Cost of a U.S. first-class stamp: $0.06
*Super Bowl: Kansas City d. Minnesota (23-7)
*Wimbledon - Women: Margaret Court d. B.J. King (14-12 11-9)
Men: John Newcombe d. K. Rosewall (5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1)
*World Cup: Brazil d. Italy (4-1)
*The
Beatles
break up. By the end of the year, each member had released a solo album.
*
Jimi Hendrix
and
Janis Joplin
both die drug-related deaths at age 27.
*Monday Night Football debuts on ABC, with
Howard Cosell
,
Frank Gifford
, and Don Meredith giving play-by-play.
*Record of the Year: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," 5th Dimension
*Album of the Year: Blood, Sweat and Tears, Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
*Song of the Year: "Games People Play," Joe South, songwriter
*Movies released:
M*A*S*H, Patton, Love Story, Airport
*Bar codes (computer-scanned binary signal code) are introduced for retail and industrial use in England.
*Lithium is approved by the FDA for the treatment of manic-depression.
Source:
http://www.factmonster.com/year/1970.html