1970

News

• Nixon was president and was sending troops into Cambodia.
• On May 4th Guardsmen opened fire on demonstrators at Kent State killing 4 and wounding 9 others.
• On April 10th Paul McCartney shocked the world by announcing that he was leaving the Beatles.
• Janis Joplin died on October 4th.

Movies

• Patton won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
• Airport topped the box office with $37,650,000.

Music

• "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
• "I'll Be There" by the Jackson 5

Television

• The Odd Couple
• The Partridge Family
• Bewitched