Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit to break up The Beatles.
Walt Disney's 'Aristocats' was released.
Elvis Presley met President Richard Nixon in the White House.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency was formed in the US under Director William Ruckelshaus.
The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon's surface.
The Soviet Union's Luna 17 uncrewed space mission launched.
The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
The largest farm worker strike in US history began.
The Royal Navy began rationing rum.
Rock band Led Zeppelin started their last tour of Europe.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru, killing as many as 70,000 people.
The Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
Engineers begin drilling the world's deepest hole.
A fire broke out in the Britannia Bridge in North Wales.
The Red Army Faction (RAF) begins operations.
The Beatles movie, 'Let it Be,' premiered.
The Beatles release the album Let It Be.
Twenty million Americans mobilized to call for greater protections for our planet. This became the world's first Earth Day.
An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13, leaving the spacecraft crippled.
Mikis Theodorakis is freed.
Apollo 13 was launched successfully but ran into difficulties two days later.
Paul McCartney announced he would leave The Beatles.
Earth Day is celebrated for the first time.
The inaugural San Diego Comic-Con comic book convention took place.
David Bowie got married.
The legal age required for voting in the USA was reduced to 18.
The Beatles released their single 'Let it Be.'
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enters into force.
Rhodesia declares itself an independent republic.
The Jackson 5 performed on TV for the first time on American Bandstand.
The Boeing 747 takes off on its first scheduled flight.
A 7.1 magnitude Earthquake in Tonghai, China, claimed over 10,000 lives.
