1970s

Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Events and Trends

OPEC oil embargo
Iranian revolution and hostage situation
Watergate break-in, cover-up, and scandal.
Richard Nixon's resignation
end of Vietnam War
fear of Nuclear war
high inflation
high unemployment
The United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark join Common Market in 1973.
Widespread strikes and industrial unrest in the United Kingdom throughout decade.
Margaret Thatcher elected Britain's first female prime minister.
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco dies after 40 year rule.
Democracy established in Portugal after dictatorship overthrown in millitary coup.
US backed coup in Chile topples government of Salvador Allende. Is replaced by Augusto Pinochet.
Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government in Cambodia results in 2.5 million deaths.
USSR begins disasterous millitary campaign in Afghanistan.
Unix created along with C programming language
Home computer revolution
Pocket calculators make the slide rule obsolete.
Disco, Punk rock, Gothic rock music
Star_Wars
An age of superstars[?] and idols in sports and music
Microsoft is founded
Jamaican reggae music begins to gain an international audience, while dub music influences African Americans in New York City, leading to the development of hip hop
Indonesian Archaeological Service and UNESCO restore Borobodur[?]

World leaders

Deng Xiaoping (People's Republic of China)
President Anwar Sadat (Egypt)
President Georges Pompidou (France)
President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (France)
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (India)
President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (Iraq)
Prime Minister Golda Meir (Israel)
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (Israel)
Prime Minister Menachem Begin (Israel)
Emperor Hirohito (Japan)
Pope Paul VI
Pope John Paul I
Pope John Paul II
Leonid Brezhnev (Soviet Union)
Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister Edward Heath (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister Harold Wilson (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister James Callaghan (United Kingdom)
President Richard Nixon (United States)
President Gerald Ford (United States)
President Jimmy Carter (United States)
Chancellor Willy Brandt (West Germany)
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (West Germany)

Sports figures

Entertainers

Music

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