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20 hours ago · 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 "pivot of change" in world history, focusing especially on the economic upheavals [1] that ...
2 days ago · The Albanian-Chinese relations had stagnated by 1970, and when the Asian giant began to reemerge from isolation in the early 1970s, Mao Zedong and the other communist Chinese leaders reassessed their commitment to tiny Albania, starting the Sino-Albanian split. In response, Tirana began broadening its contacts with the outside world.
3 days ago · The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside Europe and South America, and also the first held in North America.
4 days ago · Ancash earthquake of 1970, earthquake that originated off the coast of Peru on May 31, 1970, and caused massive landslides. Approximately 70,000 people died. The epicentre of the earthquake was under the Pacific Ocean about 15 miles (25 km) west of Chimbote, a fishing port in the department of Ancash, north-central Peru.
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5 days ago · The 1970s was an era marked by the rise of some of the best female singers of the decade, from the evocative storytelling of Joni Mitchell to the glamorous showmanship of Diana Ross.
3 days ago · Leeds United announced Tuesday that the English Football League had approved the club's takeover by the owners of NFL franchise San Francisco 49ers in the latest example of a US-based group taking a controlling stake in an English team....
3 days ago · The 1970s were a golden era for handgun innovation, marking the transition from classic revolvers to the rise of modern semi-automatic pistols.
