Historical Events in 1970
91 curated events dated to this year, and 14 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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Accelerating Insect Biomass Decline Worldwide
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High-fructose corn syrup enters commercial food production
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Massive Amazon Deforestation Accelerates in 1970s
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Steam Turbines Generate the Majority of the World's Electricity
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The Incredible Transcontinental Flight of the Apollo 13 Crew
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Apollo 13 Mission Safe Return
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Aswan High Dam remakes the Nile
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Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' Enters Service
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Germaine Greer Publishes 'The Female Eunuch' in London
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Global Grassland Bird Population Declines
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Global Wetlands Loss Acceleration
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Italy Legalizes Civil Divorce via the Fortuna-Baslini Law
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Kent State Shootings
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Prediction of Global Famine by 2000
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The Great Earthquake of 1970 in Peru
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Theodor W. Adorno's 'Aesthetic Theory' is Published Posthumously
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U.S. Controlled Substances Act Passed
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Bell-Bottom Jeans Become Defining Fashion of the 1970s
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Condoms Integrated into School Sex Education Programs
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Development of Rozière Hybrid Balloon Design
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Extensive Mangrove Clearing in Southeast Asia
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Giant Panda Habitat Fragmentation in China
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Iberian Lynx Range Contraction
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Introduction of Hybrid Chicken Breeds
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Invention of the Barcode (Universal Product Code)
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Lead Pipe Phase-Out in Plumbing
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Minimalism Emerges with Philip Glass and Steve Reich
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New SI Base Units Expansion
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Oil Depletion by 2000 Forecast
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Rise of Japanese Consumer Electronics Exports
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Rise of Microplastics Awareness
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Sahel Drought and Desertification 1960s–1970s
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South China Sea Fishing Expansion
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Sumatran Tiger Habitat Reduction
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Ted Hughes Writes 'Mosquito' and Insect Poems in Crow and Later Collections
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The 1970s US Food Safety Reforms
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Uhuru X-ray Satellite
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US Bans Whale Product Imports
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Venera 7 Lands on Venus
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Advancements in Polycarbonate Lenses
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Artisanal Fisheries Development Programs
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Australian Metric Conversion
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Automated Gem Cutting Machines
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Baltic Sea Cod Fishery Intensifies
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Bicycle in Environmental Movements
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Biofertilizer Adoption
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Canadian Metrication
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Caspian Tiger Extinction in Central Asia
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Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Enters Garment Pattern Making
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Decline of Smallholder Pig Farming in Industrialized Nations
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Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Technology
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Donald Hall's 'O Cheese'
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Emergence of Sous-Vide Precursors
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Environmental Critique of Synthetic Dyes Begins
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Environmental Monitoring Balloons Deployed
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Environmental Regulations on Tanning
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Final Years in Boston
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First Earth Day
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First Fish Consumption Advisory Issued
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Habitat Loss for Iberian Imperial Eagle
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Low-E Coated Glass Development
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Lyle Tuttle Tattoos Janis Joplin, Bringing Tattooing into Rock Culture
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Mirrored Lens Trend in Fashion
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Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) Emerges
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Opium Poppy Cultivation Peaks in Golden Triangle
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Performance Art Gains Prominence
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Platform Shoes and Heels Resurgence
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Rise of Mountain Bike Prototypes
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The Northern Soul All-Nighter Dance Fad
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The Violent Video Games Panic (1970s–1990s)
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Zambian Emerald Boom
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Bicycle Advocacy and Bike Lanes
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BMX Bicycle Development
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Commercial Use of Emulsion Explosives Begins
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Eco-Friendly Recycled Paper Push in 1970s
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Eco-Village and Sustainable Community Experiments
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Final Years in Newtown, Connecticut
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First Ultralight Aircraft Developments
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Ghughua Fossil Park Established in India
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Laser Printing and Digital Paper Compatibility
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Passive Solar and Earth-Sheltered Housing Rise
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Steam in Modern Combined Cycle Power Plants
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Sunglasses in Indigenous Cultural Revival
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The Malaysian Factory Possession Epidemics (1970s–1980s)
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Tsuchinoko Cryptid Reports in Japan
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Unexplained Humming Phenomenon in Bristol
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Waterbed Popularity Peak
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Whole Grain Bread Revival in Health Movements
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Yanomami Mortuary Practices
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Heritage Breed Conservation Efforts
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The 'Rebirthing' and 'Primal Therapy' Fad
Poets alive in 1970
14 poets
Poets in 1970
We don’t currently have any musicalized poets on V2Melody who were alive in 1970, but we’re always adding more — check back soon.
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