Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century |
Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century) |
19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s |
Decades: 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 |
Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 - 1975 - 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 |
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*November 20 - Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain |
*January 1 - [John N. Mitchell]?, [H. R. Haldeman]?, [John D. Ehrlichman]? are found guilty of the Watergate? cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 |
*May 15 - The American merchant ship Mayaguez, seized by Cambodian forces, is rescued in operation by U.S. Navy and Marines. 38 are killed. *July 15 - Apollo and Soyuz? spacecraft take off for U.S.-Soviet link-up in space *September 5 - President Gerald Ford survives an assassination attempt in Sacramento?, California. *September 22 - President Ford survives a second assassination attempt. |
*Pol Pot proclaims the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea and becomes its Prime Minister (1976-79). |
*Pol Pot proclaims the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea in Cambodia and becomes its Prime Minister (1976-1979). |
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*January 12 - Super Bowl IX Pittsburgh Steelers (16) def. Minnesota Vikings (6) |