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.
A fire broke out in the Britannia Bridge in North Wales.
The Beatles movie, 'Let it Be,' premiered.
Twenty million Americans mobilized to call for greater protections for our planet. This became the world's first Earth Day.
Apollo 13 was launched successfully but ran into difficulties two days later.
Paul McCartney announced he would leave The Beatles.
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 Jackson 5 performed on TV for the first time on American Bandstand.
A 7.1 magnitude Earthquake in Tonghai, China, claimed over 10,000 lives.
