1970 Fact Sheet

Database: Miss America Winners by State

Record Name Year City State
Pamela Anne Eldred 1970 West Bloomfield Michigan

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Fiji Country Formation Date 1970 Fiji United Kingdom October 10, 1970
Tonga Country Formation Date 1970 Tonga United Kingdom June 4, 1970

Database: Physical Constants

Record Name Units Symbol Value
Muon magnetic moment in Bohr magnetons 0.00484197097 ± 7.1e-10

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Animal Cloning 1970 United Kingdom Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 John B. Gurdon
MRI early 1970s United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Raymond Damadian, Paul Lauterbur
Post-it Notes mid-1970s United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Arthur Fry (3M)
Digital Wristwatch 1970 United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 John M. Bergey

Database: Booker Prize Winner List

Record Name Year Author Title
The Elected Member, Bernice Reubens 1970 Bernice Reubens The Elected Member

Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Winning Coach Losing Team Losing Coach Sport City Note
1970 Stanley Cup Winner 1970 Boston Bruins Harry Sinden St. Louis Blues Scotty Bowman Hockey Boston

Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Runner-Up Country City Venue Sport Final Score Attendance Referee
Soccer 1970 World Cup 1970 Brazil Italy Mexico City Soccer 4 - 1 107,412 Glockner

Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year

Record Name Year Title Author
Collected Stories, Jean Stafford 1970 Collected Stories Jean Stafford

Database: United Nations Presidents

Record Name Origin Year Session
Edvard Hambro Norway 1970 Twenty-fifth

Database: Movies with the longest length

Record Name Country Year Length (Minutes)
Woodstock: The Movie USA 1970 228

Database: World Land Speed Record Holders

Record Name Year Date Car Driver Speed (MPG) Speed (KPH) Source
Blue Flame 1970 Oct 23 Blue Flame Gary Gabelich 622.41 995.86 Thrust Team

Database: Tour de France Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Sport Tour Winning Name
Eddy Merckx Tour 57 1970 Belgium Cycling 57 Eddy Merckx

Database: United States Violent Crime Rate

Record Name Year Country Population Violent Crime Total Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Source
United States Violent Crime for 1970 1970 United States 203,235,298 738,820 16,000 37,990 349,860 334,970 Bureau of Justice Statistics

Database: Council of Europe's treaties

Record Name Treaty European Non-Member State Non European Non-Member State European Community Number Opening date Entry into force date Source
Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, conferring upon the European Court of Human Rights competence to give advisory opinions (044) Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, conferring upon the European Court of Human Rights competence to give advisory opinions 044 6/5/1963 21/9/1970 Council of Europe
Protocol No. 3 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 29, 30 and 34 of the Convention (045) Protocol No. 3 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 29, 30 and 34 of the Convention 045 6/5/1963 21/9/1970 Council of Europe
European Convention on the Abolition of Legalisation of Documents executed by Diplomatic Agents or Consular Officers (063) European Convention on the Abolition of Legalisation of Documents executed by Diplomatic Agents or Consular Officers Yes Yes 063 7/6/1968 14/8/1970 Council of Europe
European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (066) European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage Yes Yes 066 6/5/1969 20/11/1970 Council of Europe
European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments (070) European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments Yes Yes 070 28/5/1970 26/7/1974 Council of Europe
European Convention on the Repatriation of Minors (071) European Convention on the Repatriation of Minors Yes Yes 071 28/5/1970 Council of Europe
Convention relating to Stops on Bearer Securities in International Circulation (072) Convention relating to Stops on Bearer Securities in International Circulation Yes Yes 072 28/5/1970 11/2/1979 Council of Europe

Database: United States Property Crime Rate

Record Name Year Country Total Property Crimes Burglary Larceny - Theft Motor Vehicle Theft Source
United States Property Crime for 1970 1970 United States 7,359,200 2,205,000 4,225,800 928,400 Bureau of Justice Statistics

Database: S&P Earnings History by Year

Record Name Year Source Earnings Yield Dividend Yield S & P 500 Index Earnings Dividends
1970 Standard and Poors Performance 1970 Standard & Poors 5.98% 3.46% 92.15 5.51 3.19

Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books

Record Name Year Publisher Author
The God Beneath the Sea 1970 Leon Garfield & Edward Blishen

Database: Canadian Television Network List

Record Name Station Year Founded Network Type Language Country Ownership Owned Stations Private Affilates Household Reach Source
TV Ontario TVOntario 1970 Public English Canada Government 1, 215 rebroadcast transmitters None 35 Wikipedia

Database: Longest Running TV Shows

Record Name Start Year End Year Country Genre Total Episodes
Daniel Boone 1964 1970 United States Drama 165
Petticoat Junction 1963 1970 United States Comedy 222
Mary Tyler Moore 1970 1977 United States Comedy 168

Database: Best Selling Books of All Time

Record Name Language Year Released Rank Author Sales Volume Source
Jonathan Livingston Seagull English 1970 32 Richard Bach 40 million Wikipedia
The Late, Great Planet Earth English 1970 35 Hal Lindsey, C. C. Carlson 35 million Wikipedia

Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present

Record Name Year Nominal 2007 Inflation Adjusted Source
Crude Oil Price for 1970 1970 $3.39 $18.21 United States Department of Energy

Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions

Record Name Year Team Tires Poles Sport Driver Wins Podiums Fastest Laps Points Clinched Margin (Points) Source
Formula One Champion (1970) 1970 Lotus* F 3 Auto Racing Jochen Rindt 5 5 1 45 Race 127 of 13 5 Wikipedia

Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time

Record Name Year Rank Movie Source
M*a*s*h (1970) 1970 54. M*a*s*h American Film Institute

Database: Muscle Car Performance

Record Name Year Make Model Transmission Source Engine Type Horsepower Gear Ratio 1/4 Mile Time 1/4 Mile Distance
1970 Challenger R/T 1970 DODGE Challenger automatic Car Craft 440 Six Pack 390 3.23 13.62 104.3
1970 Torino Cobra 1970 FORD Torino automatic Super Stock 429 SCJ 370 3.91 13.63 105.9
1970 Hemi Cuda 1970 Plymouth Cuda four-speed Car Craft 426 Hemi 425 3.54 13.10 107.12
1970 Olds 442 W-30 1970 Oldsmobile 442 automatic Car Craft 455 W-30 370 3.42 13.88 95.84
1970 Chevelle SS454 1970 CHEVROLET Chevelle four-speed Car Craft 454 LS6 450 3.55 13.12 107.01
1970 Road Runner 1970 Plymouth Road Runner automatic Super Stock 426 Hemi 425 4.10 13.34 107.5
1970 Buick GS Stage I 1970 Buick GS automatic Motor Trend 455 Stage I 360 3.64 13.38 105.5

Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans

Record Name Year Constructed Country Bridge Location Length (Meters) Length (Feet) Note Source
Pierre Laporte Bridge 1970 Canada Pierre Laporte Bridge Quebec City, Canada 668 2,190 Wikipedia
New Little Belt Bridge 1970 Denmark New Little Belt Bridge Little Belt, Denmark 600 1,969 Wikipedia
A. Murray MacKay Bridge 1970 Canada A. Murray MacKay Bridge Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 427 1,400 Wikipedia

Database: Superbowl NFL Football Result History

Record Name Year Winning Team Losing Team City Country Sport Winning City Final Score
Super Bowl IV 1970 Kansas City Chiefs Minnesota Vikings New Orleans, LA United States Football Kansas City 23-7

Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil

Record Name Province Country Year Material Discovery Type Mass (kg)
Homewood (Chondrite) Manitoba Canada 1970 Chondrite Find 0.325

Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs

Record Name Manufacturer/Distributor Drug Trade Name Approved Use Approval Date Source
FUDR (Roche) Roche floxuridine (intraarterial) FUDR Dec 18 1970 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Lysodren (Bristol-Myers Squibb) Bristol-Myers Squibb mitotane Lysodren Jul 08 1970 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Mithracin (Pfizer Labs) Pfizer Labs plicamycin, mithramycin Mithracin May 05 1970 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Teslac (Bristol-Myers Squibb) Bristol-Myers Squibb testolactone Teslac May 27 1970 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Database: Baseball World Series Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Losing Team Winning City Losing City Sport Score
World Series 1970 1970 Baltimore Orioles Cincinnati Reds Baltimore Cincinnati Baseball 4 - 1

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1970 Wimbledon Mens Result 1970 Tennis John Newcombe Ken Rosewall 57 63 62 36 61

Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States

Record Name Country Aircraft Carrier Comission Year Decomission or Loss Year Commision Date Decommision or Loss Date Hull Number
Yorktown United States Yorktown 1943 1970 15 Apr 1943 27 Jun 1970 10
Hornet United States Hornet 1943 1970 29 Nov 1943 26 May 1970 12
Bennington United States Bennington 1944 1970 6 Aug 1944 15 Jan 1970 20
Kearsarge United States Kearsarge 1946 1970 2 May 1946 15 Jan 1970 33
Princeton United States Princeton 1945 1970 18 Nov 1945 30 Jan 1970 37
Valley Forge United States Valley Forge 1946 1970 3 Nov 1946 15 Jan 1970 45
Saipan United States Saipan 1946 1970 14 Jul 1946 14 Jan 1970 48
Wright United States Wright 1963 1970 9 Feb 194711 May 1963 15 Mar 195627 May 1970 49

Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

Record Name Year Sport City Location Winner Champion Opponent In Final 4 In Final 4
NCAA Tournament Champion (1970) 1970 Basketball College Park UCLA UCLA Jacksonville New Mexico State Saint Bonaventure

Database: Gaming System Driving Simulators

Record Name Game Year Make Model
1970 Porsche 914/6 Forza Motorsport 2 1970 PORSCHE 914/6

Database: United States Average Annual Temperature

Record Name Year Country Temperature Rank Source
Average Annual Temperature for 1970 1970 United States 52.40 deg F 34 National Climatic Data Center

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1970-1971 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1970-1971 12.32 -2.81 National Weather Service
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1969-1970 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1969-1970 7.74 -7.39 National Weather Service

Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners

Record Name Year Oscars Nominations
Patton 1970 7 10

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1970 Wimbledon Womens Result 1970 Tennis Margaret Smith Court Billie Jean King 14-12 11-9

Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey

Record Name Year Team Sport League Player
Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1970) 1970 Boston Bruins Hockey NHL Bobby Orr

Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)

Record Name Year Country Song Artist Number Sold Source
The Wonder of You (Elvis Presley) 1970 United Kingdom The Wonder of You Elvis Presley Wikipedia

Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year

Record Name Year Person of the Year
Willy Brandt 1970 Willy Brandt

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