1970s: The 1970s (pronounced "nineteen-seventies"; commonly shortened to the "Seventies" or the "'70s") was a decade that began on January 1, 1970, and ended on December 31, 1979. In the 21st century, historians have increasingly portrayed the 1970s as a ... (Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1970–1979)) [100%] 2024-01-03 [1970s] [20th century]...
1970s energy crisis: The 1970s energy crisis occurred when the Western world, particularly the United States , Canada , Western Europe, Australia , and New Zealand, faced substantial petroleum shortages as well as elevated prices. The two worst crises of this period were the 1973 oil ... (Finance) [57%] 2023-12-23 [Gold standard]
1970s commodities boom: The 1970s commodities boom refers to the rise of many commodity prices in the 1970s. Excess demand was created with money supply increasing too much and supply shocks that came from Arab–Israeli conflict, initially between Israel and Egypt. (Finance) [57%] 2023-12-23 [Gold standard]
1970s in sports: During the 1970s, the Olympics took place four times, with Munich hosting the games in 1972 and Montreal playing host in 1976. The 1972 Summer games became victim to both terrorism and international controversy with ties to the ongoing Cold ... [57%] 2024-03-19 [1970s in sports]
1970s in Bangladesh: The 1970s (pronounced "nineteen-seventies", commonly abbreviated as the "Seventies") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1970, and ended on 31 December 1979. It was a very significant decade in the history of Bangladesh ... [57%] 2024-06-01 [1970s in Bangladesh]
1970s in fashion: Fashion in the 1970s was about individuality. In the early 1970s, Vogue proclaimed "There are no rules in the fashion game now" due to overproduction flooding the market with cheap synthetic clothing. (Costume and fashion in the 1970s) [57%] 2024-08-15 [1970s fashion] [1970s decade overviews]...
1970s commodities boom: The 1970s commodities boom refers to the rise of many commodity prices in the 1970s. Excess demand was created with money supply increasing too much and supply shocks that came from Arab–Israeli conflict, initially between Israel and Egypt. (Rise of many commodity prices in the 70s) [57%] 2024-12-28 [Cold War history of the United States] [1971 in American politics]...
1970s in jazz: In the 1970s jazz, jazz became increasingly influenced by Latin jazz, combining rhythms from African and Latin American countries, often played on instruments such as conga, timbale, güiro, and claves, with jazz and classical harmonies played on typical jazz instruments ... (Events of the 1970s related to jazz music) [57%] 2025-01-17 [1970s in music] [20th century in jazz]...
1970s in LGBT rights: This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the 1970s. Private, consensual same-sex activity was decriminalized in England and Wales in 1967. [50%] 2023-10-10 [LGBT rights by year] [1970s in LGBT history]...
1970s in Latin music: This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in Latin music in the 1970s, namely in Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal). This includes recordings, festivals, award ceremonies, births and deaths of Latin music artists, and the ... (Major events and trends in Latin music in the 1970s) [50%] 2023-12-30 [1970s in Latin music] [1970s in music]...
Western cosmetics in the 1970s: Western cosmetics in the 1970s reflected the multiple roles ascribed to the modern woman. For the first time since 1900, make-up was chosen situationally, rather than in response to monolithic trends. [44%] 2024-01-05 [History of cosmetics] [1970s fashion]...
Running boom of the 1970s: The running boom of the 1970s occurred in high- and middle-income countries. It was particularly pronounced in the United States and occurred in other countries including the United Kingdom and other European countries, Australia and New Zealand. [44%] 2024-02-10 [Road running in the United States] [1970s fads and trends]...
British Caledonian in the 1970s: British Caledonian (BCal) came into being in November 1970 when the Scottish charter airline Caledonian Airways, at the time Britain's second-largest, wholly privately owned, independent airline, took over British United Airways (BUA), then the largest British independent airline ... [44%] 2024-01-08 [British Caledonian] [History of airlines]...
NASCAR on television in the 1970s: One of the earliest telecasts of a NASCAR race was the 1960 Daytona 500, parts of which was presented as part of CBS Sports Spectacular, with announcer Bud Palmer. In the ensuing years, but before 1979, there were three main ... [40%] 2024-01-12 [ABC Sports] [CBS Sports]...
Dundee United F.C. in the 1970s: This page covers the seasons from 1970–71 to 1979–80. The club finished the Division One season in sixth place, missing out on European qualification by one place as rivals Dundee pipped them by two points. [40%] 2024-02-23 [1970s in sports] [Dundee United F.C.]...
NBA on television in the 1970s: ABC gained the NBA in 1964, the network aired its first NBA game on January 3, 1965, but lost the broadcast rights to CBS after the 1972–73 season with the initial tenure ending on May 10, 1973. As the ... (none) [40%] 2024-08-28 [CBS Sports] [ABC Sports]...
List of action films of the 1970s: This is chronological list of action films released in the 1970s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including horror, comedy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more ... (none) [37%] 2023-12-17 [1970s action films] [Lists of action films by decade]...
Celebration (1970s band): Celebration was a 1970s American rock band, fronted by Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love as well as members of the band King Harvest. Celebration released three albums before they broke up in 1979. (1970s band) [57%] 2024-06-22 [MCA Records artists] [American pop rock music groups]...
Jim Clark (1970s outfielder): James Edward Clark (April 30, 1947 – January 14, 2019) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians from July 16, 1971, to August 3, 1971. (1970s outfielder) [50%] 2022-07-20 [1947 births] [2019 deaths]...
Gary Wilson (1970s pitcher): Gary Steven Wilson (born November 21, 1954) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Houston Astros in the 1979 season. Listed as 6' 2" tall and weighing185 lb., Wilson batted and threw right ... (1970s pitcher) [50%] 2024-09-23 [1954 births] [Living people]...
Mike Thompson (1970s pitcher): Michael Wayne Thompson (September 6, 1949 – October 9, 2022) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the big leagues in 1971 and from 1973 to 1975 for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta ... (1970s pitcher) [50%] 2024-06-15 [1949 births] [2022 deaths]...
Phil Jackson (rugby league 1970s): Philip Jackson (birth unknown) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a prop, or second-row, i ... (Rugby league 1970s) [44%] 2023-07-27 [Bradford Bulls players] [England national rugby league team players]...