1970
From top to bottom, left to right: Apollo 13 suffers a near-fatal malfunction but returns safely; the Kent State shootings kill four students and trigger nationwide outrage; the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico crowns Brazil champions for the third time; the Break-up of the Beatles becomes official with Paul McCartney’s departure; the 1970 Ancash earthquake and 1970 Huascarán debris avalanche kill tens of thousands in Peru; the Dawson's Field hijackings shock the world as multiple planes are seized; Ohsumi marks Japan’s first satellite launch; the 1970 Polish protests erupt over economic hardship; and the 1970 Bhola cyclone devastates East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest cyclone ever recorded.
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1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade.