1970

Kent State Shooting
May 4, 1970....National Guardsmen opened fire on a group of students, wounding many, 4 fatally, on the campus of Kent State University. Today, memorials to the four students stand near the place of the shootings. 

Prime time football
ABC begins it's long running Monday Night Football

World Trade Center is completed

Childproof safety caps

First female jockey in Kentucky Derby

California is the first no-fault divorce state

First New York City marathon

The Beatles release Let It Be, their last album

Doonesbury comic strip goes national

Apollo 13 mission suffers a huge setback
A ruptured air tank on their way to the moon almost sealed the fate of the three astronauts on board the spacecraft.

Floppy disc was invented.

Charles Manson Convicted of Murdering Sharon Tate
Charles Manson, the leader of a bizzare cult, and 4 of his followers were convicted of the murders of several people including actress Sharon Tate and her unborn baby.

China Launches Its First Satellite
APRIL 24. The People's Republic of China becomes the fifth nation to put a satellite into orbit. China 1's first broadcast is the song "Tang Fang Hung" (The East is Red).

Federal Elections
18 year olds are given the right to vote in federal elections.

The introduction of bar codes
Bar codes are introduced for retail and industrial use in England.

Marshall University plane crash
On November 14, 1970 a chartered plane carrying 75 players, coaches, and prominent residents of Huntington, WV and Marshall University crashed just short of the runway after returning from the days game against ECU. There were no survivors.

First F-14 Tomcat Tested
Dec. 21, 1970: The first ever F-14 Tomcat was tested; This led to use by the NAVY for about 30 years.

American Soldiers Found Guilty
American soldiers found guilty of murdering entire town of Vietnamese civilians.