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Palestinian Group Hijacks Five Planes
February 21: A P.F.L.P. splinter group detonates altitude bombs in two airplanes, causing one to crash while the other lands safely. Forty-seven people are killed, and both the P.F.L.P. and other Palestinian guerrilla organizations condemn the attacks. -
First Earth Day
First Earth Day
Earth Day is a day early each year on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year. It was first observed in San Francisco on March 21, 1970. It was also the first day of spring. Earth Day is planned for April -
Apollo 13 mission suffers huge setback
On April 11, 1970 Apollo 13 was intended to be the third mission to carry humans to the surface of the Moon, but an explosion of one of the oxygen tanks and resulting damage to other systems resulted in the mission being aborted before the planned lunar landing could take place. -
Cigarette ads are banned on TV
On January 3, 1971 Americans began a new year free of cigarette advertisements broadcast on television today. "As of midnight Friday night, all TV and radio commercials for cigarettes are banned by federal law, since tobacco has been alleged hazardous to health and because of the apparent statistical relationship between smoking and high death rates from lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema. -
Disney World Opens
The Walt Disney World Resort is the world's most visited entertainment resort in the United States. It is Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, approximately 21 mile southwest of Orlando, Florida United States, the resort covers an area of 30,080 acre and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on site themed resort hotels including a campground two spas and five golf courses, and other recreational venues and entertainment. -
D.B. Cooper
D. B. Cooper is the name popularly used to refer to an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in the airspace between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington on November 24, 1971. He extorted $200,000 in ransom and parachuted to an uncertain fate. -
First Successful Video Game
Video games did not become popular until the 1970s and 1980s. Arcade video games, gaming consoles, and computer games were introduced to the general public since then video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern culture. They are considering to be eight generations of video game consoles with the seventh and eighth currently ongoing.
