FACTOID # 140: In Switzerland, the average person has to work for 102 minutes to buy a kilogram of beef - one of the longest times in the developed world. On the other hand, they only have work 14 hours to buy a refrigerator for it.
 
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Events and trends

Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the "Sexual Revolution" to radical left-wing activism, reached fruition during this decade. Outside of the West, the continuing process of decolonization continued to define the relationship between developing and developed nations, as well as mark the course of the Cold War. Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... Woodstock: the iconic Sixties event The Sixties in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969 (see: 1960s), but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past 20 years. ... The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the West and other wealthy countries in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... This is the current collaboration of the week! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... The Cold War ( 1947- 1991) was the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different ideologies and political systems. ...


Technology

While personal computers did not become widespread in the developed world until the 1980s, rapid advances in consumer electronics began to impact the marketplace by the middle of the decade. The tower of a personal computer. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Microprocessors, including an Intel 80486DX2 and an Intel 80386 A microprocessor (abbreviated as µP or uP) is an electronic computer central processing unit (CPU) made from miniaturized transistors and other circuit elements on a single semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) (aka microchip or just chip). ... A basic arithmetic calculator. ... The slide rule is a portable, mechanical, analog computer usually consisting of three interlocking calibrated strips and a sliding cursor used to record intermediate results. ... The home computer is a consumer-friendly word for the second generation of microcomputers (the technical term that was previously used), entering the market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... UNIX® (or Unix) is a portable, multi-task and multi-user computer operating system originally developed by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employees including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... The C Programming Language, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, the original edition that served for many years as an informal specification of the language The C programming language is a low_level standardized programming language developed in the early 1970s by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie for use on the UNIX... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), (founded 1975), headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the worlds largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF), also known as Touch Tone is used for telephone signaling over the line in the voice frequency band to the call switching center. ... Pocket watch A watch is a small portable clock that displays the current time and sometimes the current day, date, month and year. ... Time measuring instrument A clock (from the Latin cloca, bell) is an instrument for measuring time. ...

Science

Space exploration, both manned and unmanned, continued into the 1970s, with the realization of lunar and interplanetary missions and the launching of interstellar Pioneer spacecraft. Space exploration is the physical exploration of outer-Earth objects and generally anything that involves the technologies, science, and politics regarding space endeavors. ... The American Pioneer program of unmanned space missions was designed for planetary exploration. ...

Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... For other moons in the solar system see natural satellite. ... NASAs Viking program consisted of two unmanned space missions to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... Color image taken from the surface of Venus by the Soviet Venera 13 lander The Venera series of probes was developed by the USSR for the gathering of data from Venus. ... (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9321. ... Voyager is also the name of a planned series of unmanned probes to Mars, cancelled in 1968. ... Mosaic of the planets of the solar system, excluding Pluto, and including Earths Moon. ... Alternative meaning: research facility in the South Pole Station Americas first space station, the 75 metric ton Skylab, was in Earth orbit from 1973-1979, and visited by crew three times in 1973 and 1974. ... The Salyut (Russian: Салют, Salute or Firework) program was a series of space stations launched by the Soviet Union in the 1970s. ... A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live on in outer space. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Binomial name Homo ergaster Groves & Mazak, 1975 Homo ergaster (workman man) is an extinct hominid species (or subspecies, according to some authorities) which arose in Africa some 1. ... Binomial name Homo rudolfensis Alexeev, 1986 The species Homo rudolfensis was originally proposed in 1986 by V. P. Alexeev for the specimen KNM ER 1470. ... Binomial name Homo habilis Leakey et al. ... For other uses of this term, see: Quark (disambiguation) 1974 discovery photograph of a possible charmed baryon In particle physics, the quarks are subatomic particles thought to be elemental and indivisible. ... Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the physical theory describing one of the fundamental forces, the strong interaction. ... The strong nuclear force or strong interaction (also called color force or colour force) is a fundamental force of nature which affects only quarks and antiquarks, and is mediated by gluons in a similar fashion to how the electromagnetic force is mediated by photons. ... A fundamental interaction is a mechanism by which particles interact with each other, and which cannot be explained by another more fundamental interaction. ... A Southern blot is a method in molecular biology of enhancing the result of an agarose gel electrophoresis by marking specific DNA sequences. ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ...

War, peace and politics

Relations between the rival Cold War power blocs improved substantially during the early and mid-1970s, with high profile exchanges between The United States and the Soviet Union (see détente), and increased cooperation between West Germany and East Germany. The United States and most other Western bloc nations also extended diplomatic recognition to The Peoples Republic of China. However, the rapprochement between superpowers did little to quell guerrilla warfare and terrorism in many parts of the world, often directed by proxies of one of the two superpowers. In 1979, the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran ended the spirit of détente and involved both powers in a complex struggle with an increasingly assertive Muslim world. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Détente was the general reduction in the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and a thawing of the Cold War that occurred from the late 1960s until the start of the 1980s. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... For the historical eastern German provinces, see Historical Eastern Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a Communist Party-led state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is a communist state, comprising most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ... Terrorism refers to the use of violence for the purpose of achieving a political, religious, or ideological goal. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... Iran (Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...

Nuclear war, or atomic war, is war in which nuclear weapons are used. ... Détente was the general reduction in the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and a thawing of the Cold War that occurred from the late 1960s until the start of the 1980s. ... SALT I is the common name for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks from 1969–1972 between the United States and the Soviet Union which resulted in a number of agreements relating to the offensive nuclear arsenals of the two nations and a reduction of the nuclear arms race. ... The Watergate building. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22, 1994 Place... The Yom Kippur War (in Hebrew: Milchemet Yom HaKipurim, also known as the October War, the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and the Ramadan War), was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 22 and 24, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Egypt and Syria. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Miṣr or Maṣr, in Egyptian dialect) is a republic mostly located in north-eastern Africa. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military conflict between India and Pakistan. ... East Pakistan, which is now Bangladesh, was the eastern half of Pakistan, created from the eastern half of the Bengal region of British India in 1947. ... The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (Bangla: গনপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলােদশ) is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. ... Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect (usually after a formal declaration) when a particular situation requires that a military authority take control of the normal administration of justice (and usually of the whole state). ... The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (, or Islami Jamhooriya-e-Pakistan, in Urdu), or Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and is part of the Greater Middle East. ... Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... The Vietnam War was a war fought roughly from 1957 to 1975 after the North Vietnamese government secretly agreed to begin involvement in South Vietnam. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam and, as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn), was the capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1976. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Genocide has been defined as the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate actions leading to the physical elimination of any of the above categories. ... National motto: Nation, Religion, King National anthem: Nokoreach Capital Phnom Penh Largest city Phnom Penh Official languages Khmer Government King Prime Minister Democratic const. ... The flag of the Khmer Rouge Party The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: Khmaey Krahom French: Khmers Rouges) (Also known as: Communist Paty of Kampuchea, CPK, Khmer Communist party, National Army of Democratic Kampuchea, PDK and by the official names Communist Party of Cambodia then later Party of Democratic Kampuchea) were a... Pol Pot Saloth Sar (May 19, 1925 - April 15, 1998), better known as Pol Pot, was the leader of the Khmer Rouge and the Prime Minister of Cambodia (officially Democratic Kampuchea during his rule) from 1976 to 1979. ... Strike action (or simply strike) describes collective action undertaken by groups of workers in the form of a refusal to perform work. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) is a British politician and the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a position she held from 1979 to 1990. ... The Chilean coup détat of September 11, 1973 was a watershed event in the history of Chile and the Cold War. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... Dr. Salvador Allende Gossens1 (July 26, 1908 - September 11, 1973) was president of Chile from 1970 until 1973, when he was overthrown in a military coup détat (see Chilean coup of 1973), during which he died. ... General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte1 (born November 25, 1915) was head of the military government that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. ... Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... El Salvador (Spanish for The Savior) is a republic in Central America with a population of approximately 6. ... The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. ... The Republic of Ghana is a nation in West Africa. ... Nicaragua is a republic in Central America. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... Park Chung-hee (September 30, 1917 - October 26, 1979) was President of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. ... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... Francisco Franco, late in life Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 - November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. ... Western Sahara (EH in ISO 3166-1) is a territory of northwestern Africa, bordering Morocco on the north, Algeria on the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. ... The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in northwest Africa. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... This is the current collaboration of the week! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... Mozambique is also the name given to a style of music from the 1960s, an advanced rumba by Peyo el AfroCán Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ... Angola is a country in southwestern Africa bordering Namibia, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. ... Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974. ... The Democratic Republic of East Timor, also known officially as Timor Leste is a nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of... The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the worlds largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ... The Carnation Revolution ( Portuguese, Revolução dos Cravos) was a bloodless left-leaning revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy at the end of a two-year process of a communist dominated military administration. ... Map of Panama, with Panama canal The Torrijos-Carter Treaties (sometimes referred to in the singular as the Torrijos-Carter Treaty), are a pair of treaties signed by the United States and Panama in Washington, D. C. on September 7, 1977, abrogating the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty signed in 1903. ... Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a large canal, 51 miles (82 kilometers) long, that cuts through the isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. ... Environmentalism is activism aimed at improving the environment, particularly nature. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The global peace movement refers to a sense of common purpose among organizations that seek to end wars and minimize inter-human violence, usually through pacifism, non-violent resistance, diplomacy, boycott, moral purchasing and demonstrating. ... Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on and motivated by the experiences of women. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Earth flag Earth Day is celebrated on the vernal equinox to mark the precise moment that spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Whole Earth Catalog was a catalog published twice a year from 1968 to 1972 (and occasionally thereafter, until 1998) for the purposes of providing education and access to tools for one to find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. ... The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a revolutionary Black nationalist organization in the United States that formed in the late 1960s and grew to national prominence before falling apart due to factional rivalries stirred up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... The Japanese Red Army (日本赤軍) (JRA) is an international organisation founded by Ms. ... RAF Logo The Red Army Faction (in German: Rote Armee Fraktion; RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, was postwar Germanys most active radical leftist paramilitary group, which is widely regarded as a terrorist organization. ... Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) is a terrorist group located in Italy. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Weatherman, also known as the Weather Underground Organization, was a US-based, self-described revolutionary organization of communist men and women formed by members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), splintering that organization in the process. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The winter of discontent was the British winter of 1978-79, during which there were widespread strikes. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Economics

In many developed nations, the long post-World War II period of economic growth came to an end. Established industrial regions such as Northern England and the United States Midwest were particularly hard hit by falling demand, rising energy costs, labor conflict, and increased competition from emerging Asian producers of steel, ships, and automobiles. By contrast Japan emerged as an economic power through the use of new technologies, and a highly skilled and productive workforce. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Midwest States (United States of America, ND to OH) The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Steel framework Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... For online phenomenon of shipping, see Shipping (fandom). ... Car redirects here. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ...

Inflation rates of five core members of the G8 from 1950 to 1994. ... Unemployment rates in the United States. ... An interest rate is the rental price of money. ... Stagflation is a term in macroeconomics used to describe a period of characteristic high inflation combined with economic stagnation, unemployment, or economic recession. ... The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ... A budget deficit occurs when an entity (often a government) spends more money than it takes in. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Gold standard - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The word commodity has a different meaning in business than in Marxian political economy. ... The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela; since 1965, its international headquarters have been in Vienna, Austria. ... (Redirected from 1973 energy crisis) United States, drivers of vehicles with odd numbered license plates were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers with even-numbers were limited to even-numbered days. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... The 1979 (or second) energy crisis occurred in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petrus – rock and oleum – oil), mineral oil, or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) is the official description of an independent state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of north-west Europe. ... The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. ... The European Union or EU is an intergovernmental organisation of European countries, which currently has 25 member states. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Supply-side economics is a school of macroeconomic thought which emphasizes the importance of tax cuts and business incentives in encouraging economic growth, in the belief that businesses and individuals will use their tax savings to create new businesses and expand old businesses, which in turn will increase productivity, employment... The Austrian School is a school of economic thought which rejects opposing economists reliance on methods used in natural science for the study of human action, and instead bases its formalism of economics on relationships through logic or introspection called praxeology. ... Robert Emerson Lucas, Jr. ... Keynesian economics, or Keynesianism, is an economic theory based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, as put forward in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, published in 1936 in response to the Great Depression of the 1930s. ... Monetarism is a set of views concerning the determination of national income and monetary economics. ... Paul Adolph Volcker (born September 5, 1927), economist, is best-known as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central bank of the United States. ... Eurocommunism was an attempt in the 1970s by various European communist parties to widen their appeal by embracing middle-class themes, rejecting unquestioning support of the Soviet Union and express more clearly their fidelity to the democratic institutions. ... Enrico Berlinguer Enrico Berlinguer (May 25, 1922 - June 11, 1984), was an Italian politician and was national secretary of the Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano or PCI) from 1972 to 1984. ... The term neoliberalism is used to describe a political-economic philosophy that had major implications for government policies beginning in the 1970s – and increasingly prominent since 1980 – that de-emphasizes or rejects positive government intervention in the economy, focusing instead on achieving progress and even social justice by encouraging free... General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte1 (born November 25, 1915) was head of the military government that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) is a British politician and the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a position she held from 1979 to 1990. ... The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789 by a constitutional convention, sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ... President Jimmy Carter signs the Airline Deregulation Act. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of an intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ...

Culture

In American cinema, the 1970s was the decade of the blockbuster; high-budget films which are promoted through extensive merchandising, and when successful, prompt sequels. Star Wars, and Superman spawned successful film franchises that continued into the 1980s, and broke new ground in the use of special effects. Jaws, and Rocky were also successful films that led to numerous sequels and had a tremendous impact on popular culture. The relaxation of censorship in the late 1960s continued, leading to a brief "golden age" of pornographic film (Deep Throat), as well as frank depictions of sexuality in "mainstream" cinema (Last Tango in Paris, Waiting for Mr. Goodbar). Many noted 1970s films also serious examine the impact of crime and violence on society (The Godfather, Taxi Driver). The DVD cover of the Star Wars trilogy. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to create effects that cannot be achieved by normal means, such as depicting travel to other star systems. ... This article is about the movie; for other uses of the term, see jaws (disambiguation). ... Rocky was a motion picture from 1976 starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed. ... The term Deep Throat or deep throat has several meanings: Deep throating is a sexual act. ... Last Tango in Paris (Italian: Ultimo tango a Parigi, French: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1973 film which tells the story of a widowered American who is drawn into a sexual relationship with a soon-to-be-married Parisian woman. ... Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather The Godfather is a novel written by Mario Puzo about a fictitious Italian Mafia family. ... Film poster for Taxi Driver Taxi Driver is a 1976 film written by Paul Schrader and directed by Martin Scorsese. ...


The early 1970s saw the death of several notable rock musicians (Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison) as well as the break-up of the Beatles, who had dominated rock in the 1960s. Rock music increasingly fragmented into genres (heavy metal, soft rock), and became increasingly commercialized. Punk rock and Disco emerge in the mid-1970s partly as reactions against the mainstream rock music promoted on FM Radio and in arena concerts. Rock and pop music in its various forms also inspired several popular musicals on the stage and in film, such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, and Saturday Night Fever. Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ... Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music. ... Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously-released live album In Concert Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock and soul singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. ... Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971) was a singer, songwriter and poet. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Soft rock, also referred to as lite rock, easy rock, and formally Mellow rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Discothèque redirects here. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. ... For the musical play, see Grease (musical). ... Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 movie starring John Travolta based around New York discotheques of the disco era period, the associated music and dancing, and the subculture surrounding such. ...

Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Glam rock is a style of rock music popularised in the 1970s, and was mostly a British phenomenon. ... Discothèque redirects here. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article is about notable bands within the goth scene. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The DVD cover of the Star Wars trilogy. ... Superstar may refer to any of the following : A widely acclaimed celebrity, such as a star of motion pictures or live theatre, who has great popular appeal and is prominent, or who is a major attraction. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Literature is literally an acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has, however, generally come to identify a collection of texts. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Jamaica is a country in the Caribbean Sea, located south of Cuba and to the west of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. ... Reggae is an African Caribbean style of music developed on the island of Jamaica and is closely linked to the religion Rastafarianism, though not universally popular among its members. ... Dub is a form of Jamaican music, which developed in the early 1970s. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... Ecology can mean either: the natural environment, or an analysis or study using the principles and methods of ecological science. ... Alternative meanings: Plan, Isère, floor plan A Plan is a proposed or intended method of getting from one set of circumstances to another. ... Design as a process can take many forms depending on the object being designed and the individual or individuals participating. ... Environmental design refers to taking environmental concerns into consideration in the design process. ...

Others

The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the worlds largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Borobudur from a distance Borobudur, located in the Indonesian island of Java, 40 km (25mi) north-west of Yogyakarta, is a Buddhist stupa related to the Mahayana tradition, and the largest Buddhist monument on earth. ... A stupa A stupa (from the Sanskrit) is a type of Buddhist structure found across the Indian subcontinent and Asia. ...

People

World leaders

Hon Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (born July 11, 1916), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia, was the only Australian Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Governor-General. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28, 2000 Spouse... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893—September 9, 1976) was the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1935 until his death. ... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping  listen? ( Simplified Chinese: 邓小平; Traditional Chinese: 鄧小平; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Teng Hsiao-ping; pronounced Dung Shyao-ping; August 22, 1904— February 19, 1997) was a revolutionary elder in the Communist Party of China (CPC) who served as the de facto ruler of the Peoples... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... Chiang Kai-shek ( October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... The Republic of China ( Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a multiparty democratic state that is composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ... Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦, pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn), or Yen Chia-jin (October 23, 1905- December 24, 1993), better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) upon Chiangs death on April 5, 1975. ... The Republic of China ( Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a multiparty democratic state that is composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ... Anwar Sadat Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat – محمد أنورالسادات Arabic - ( December 25, 1918 – October 6, 1981) was an Egyptian politician and President from 1970 to 1981. ... The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Miṣr or Maṣr, in Egyptian dialect) is a republic mostly located in north-eastern Africa. ... Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (September 3, 1900 - August 31, 1986) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 1950 to 1956, and as the most long-standing president of Finland from 1956 to 1981. ... The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. ... Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (July 5, 1911–April 2, 1974) was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard dEstaing (born February 2, 1926 in Koblenz, Germany) is a French politician who was President of the Republic from 1974 until 1981. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... General Suharto (born June 8, 1921) was an Indonesian dictator and military strongman. ... The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the worlds largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ... His Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (اعلیحضرت محمدرضا شاه پهلوی; October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980) also knows as Aryamehr, was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until 1979. ... Iran (Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia. ... General Ahmed Hassan al_Bakr (July 1, 1914 _ October 4, 1982) was President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... Erskine Hamilton Childers (November 11, 1905 - November 17, 1974), the son of Robert Erskine Childers (the author of The Riddle of the Sands), served as the fourth President of Ireland from 1973 until his death in 1974. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (12 February 1911 - 21 March 1978) (pronounced karol o dawl-ie. In English his name translated as Carroll ODaly, but he was invariably called by his Irish name in both Irish and English. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... Patrick John Hillery (born May 2, 1923) was the sixth President of Ireland (1976-1990). ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... John Mary Jack Lynch (Ir. ... The Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) is the official description of an independent state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of north-west Europe. ... Liam Cosgrave (Ir. ... The Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) is the official description of an independent state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of north-west Europe. ... Charles (Charlie) James Haughey ( Ir. ... The Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) is the official description of an independent state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of north-west Europe. ... Golda Meir was the fourth Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir (pronounced gol-da meh-ir) (nee Mabovitz) (May 3, 1898 - December 8, 1978) was a founder of the State of Israel. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin (יצחק רבין) (March 1, 1922–November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and military general. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Prime Minister Menachem Begin Menachem Begin (August 16, 1913 - March 9, 1992) became the 6th Prime Minister of Israel in May 1977. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇), (April 29, 1901 - January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... Tanaka shook hands with his similarly-embattled contemporary, U.S. President Richard Nixon, during a Washington visit in July of 1973. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... Paul VI, Giovanni Battista Enrica Antonia Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), served as Pope from 1963 to 1978. ... John Paul I, seen here on the papal throne, is wearing an inexpensive silver pectoral cross, not the standard golden cross worn by Popes and his uncut hair, simply brushed back, was considered unusual but more genuine and modest than the dandy coifs of the other Cardinals. ... His Holiness Pope John Paul II, officially in Latin , born Karol Józef Wojtyla [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ... The Right Honorable Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, was a New Zealand politician. ... New Zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western Pacific Ocean. ... John Ross Marshall (1912 - 1988), generally known as Jack Marshall, was a New Zealand politician. ... New Zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western Pacific Ocean. ... Norman Eric Kirk served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. ... New Zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western Pacific Ocean. ... Sir Wallace Edward Rowling KCMG, (15 November 1927 - 31 October 1995), often known as Bill Rowling, was a Prime Minister of New Zealand. ... New Zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western Pacific Ocean. ... Sir Robert David (Rob) Muldoon KCMG CH (25 September 1921–5 August 1992) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. ... New Zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western Pacific Ocean. ... James Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola (February 12, 1923 - May 17, 2002), was the fifth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ... COPYRIGHT GETTY IMAGES Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (18 February 1922 - 3 March 1977) was the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland before the Parliament of Northern Ireland was prorogued by the British government in March 1972. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 - April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as President, from 1971 to 1973, and as Prime Minister, from 1973 to 1977, of Pakistan. ... The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (, or Islami Jamhooriya-e-Pakistan, in Urdu), or Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and is part of the Greater Middle East. ... Edward Gierek Edward Gierek (January 6, 1913 - July 29, 2001) was a Polish Communist leader. ... The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and... King Faisal Faisal bin Abdul Aziz (1906—March 25, 1975) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. ... The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. ... Lee Kuan Yew (born September 16, 1923) (Chinese: 李光耀, Pinyin: Lǐ Guāng Yào), also known as Lee Kan-You or Harry Lee Con-You, was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ... National motto: Majulah Singapura (English: Onward, Singapore) National anthem: Majulah Singapura Capital Singapore1 Largest city Singapore1 Official languages English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil Government President Prime minister Westminster system (de jure) Dominant-party system (de facto) Sellapan Rama Nathan Lee Hsien Loong Independence - From Malaysia August 9, 1965 Area  - Total... B. J. Vorster Balthazar Johannes Vorster (December 13, 1915 - September 10, South Africa from 1966 to 1978, and President from 1978 to 1979. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... Park Chung-hee (September 30, 1917 - October 26, 1979) was President of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (Russian: Леонид Ильич Брежнев) (December 19, 1906 - November 10, 1982) was effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, though at first in partnership with others. ... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Francisco Franco, late in life Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 - November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Right Honourable Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (born July 9, 1916) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC (March 11, 1916 - May 24, 1995) was one of the more successful Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and a 1960s icon. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... James Callaghan is also a former MP for Heywood & Middleton. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22, 1994 Place... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Order: 38th President Vice President: none, then Nelson A. Rockefeller Term of office: August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 Preceded by: Richard Nixon Succeeded by: Jimmy Carter Date of birth: July 14, 1913 Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska First Lady: Betty Ford Political party: Republican Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Order: 39th President Vice President: Walter Mondale Term of office: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Willy Brandt (December 18, 1913–October 8, 1992) was a left German politician and Chancellor of Germany from 1969 to 1974. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... This page is about Helmut Schmidt, the German politician. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ...

Entertainers

Alan Alda (born January 28, 1936 as Alphonso Joseph DAbruzzo) is an American actor, writer, director and sometime political activist. ... M*A*S*H is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman, based extremely loosely on the novel written by Richard Hooker. ... David Cassidy, in a still from The Partridge Family. ... Opening title card The Partridge Family was an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who traveled around in a very colorful bus to different venues to perform songs. ... Gary Coleman (born February 8, 1968) is an American actor. ... Diffrent Strokes is the name of an American situation comedy that aired from 1978 to 1985 on NBC and from 1985 to 1986 on ABC. The sitcom was about two African-American children, brothers, from a poor Harlem background in who were adopted by a rich white widower who... Richard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. ... This article is about the movie; for other uses of the term, see jaws (disambiguation). ... Original film poster for Close Encounters of the Third Kind Released on November 16, 1977, Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a science-fiction movie about UFOs, written and directed by Steven Spielberg. ... American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas that is set in California during 1962 against the backdrop of commentary and music created by disc jockey Wolfman Jack from his US broadcasting studio that is linked to the transmitter of border-blaster XERB in Mexico. ... Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... For the 1953 nuclear test nicknamed Dirty Harry, see Upshot-Knothole Harry [1] Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as the eponymous Harry Callahan, a San Francisco detective tracking Scorpio, a serial killer. ... Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 film, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood. ... Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in a publicity photo for Star Wars. ... The DVD cover of the Star Wars trilogy. ... Hawn in the 1972 movie Butterflies Are Free Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is a Washington, D.C. born actress who began her career as one of the regular cast members on the 1960s sketch comedy show Laugh-In. ... Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 film with Eileen Heckart, Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert. ... Shampoo is a 1975 motion picture starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, and Lee Grant. ... George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an American film director famous for his epic Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. ... The DVD cover of the Star Wars trilogy. ... American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas that is set in California during 1962 against the backdrop of commentary and music created by disc jockey Wolfman Jack from his US broadcasting studio that is linked to the transmitter of border-blaster XERB in Mexico. ... THX 1138 was George Lucas first full length movie. ... Jack Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a highly successful American method actor. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Chinatown is a 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski and written by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. ... The Last Detail is a 1973 film which tells the story of two United States Navy shore patrol policemen who decide to take out a young sailor for one last night on the town before he goes to jail for eight years. ... Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film which tells the story of a concert pianist (played by Jack Nicholson) who is estranged from his family. ... Michael Sylvester Enzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946 in New York City), usually known as simply Sylvester Stallone, is an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Rocky was a motion picture from 1976 starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed. ... Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an actor, director and producer who is most famous for his role as Arthur Fonzie Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974 - 1984). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Harrison Ford as Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor who between 1977 and 1983 appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. ... Foxx as Fred on Sanford and Son John Elroy Sanford, better known as Redd Foxx (December 9, 1922 - October 11, 1991) was an American comedian best known for his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son. ... Louis de Funès de Galarza (July 31, 1914, Courbevoie, France, - January 27, 1983) was a French actor who is considered by many to be one of the giants of French comedy. ... Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginzburg, (April 2, 1928 - March 2, 1991) was a poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. ... Mel Gibson, 1982 Mel Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-born Australian-reared actor, director and producer best known for either acting in Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart and directing The Passion of the Christ. ... Ronald Howard may refer to: Ron Howard (b. ... Jack Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 - June 27, 2001) was a consummate Hollywood actor. ... Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician and composer born in Waco, Texas and raised in Orange County, California. ... Robert De Niro Robert De Niro, Jr. ... Bob Newhart is an American actor, comedian and writer famous for his timing and bemused demeanor in delivering lines. ... Writers Cast members on SNL are expected to write; those that dont write often and well end up not getting parts and eventually leaving the show. ... John Carroll OConnor ( August 2, 1925 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor, famous for his portrayal of the character Archie Bunker in the television sitcoms All in the Family ( 1971- 1979) and Archie Bunkers Place (1979- 1983). ... Al Pacino, pictured at the age of 21. ... Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. ... Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (NYSE: SNE) is a consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an iconic American singer and film actress, producer, and director. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. ... Statue of Mary Tyler Moore in downtown Minneapolis Mary Tyler Moore (born December 29, 1936) is an American actress and comedian, best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which she starred as Mary Richards, a 30ish single woman who worked as a news producer at WJM-TV in... John O. Whitaker, Jr. ... Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein ʻAbd al-Majid al-Tikrītī (Often spelt Husayn or Hussain; Arabic صدام حسين عبدالمجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 1) was President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. ...

Sports figures

Henry Louis Hank Aaron (born February 5, 1934), baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, is best known for setting the record for most home runs in a career (755), surpassing the previous mark of 714 by Babe Ruth. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Other people with this name: Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehemet Ali (Turkey) Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944 in Elizabeth, New Jersey), was a professional basketball player. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Franz Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a famous German football player, coach and manager, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities and his domination on the soccer pitch. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958), also known popularly as Wilfredo Benitez, is a Puerto Rican boxer. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... George Best (born May 22, 1946) is a former Northern Irish footballer, born in Belfast. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former NBA basketball player. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Björn Borg  listen? (born June 6, 1956) is a Swedish tennis player. ... Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). It is officially called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a... Terry Bradshaw Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the American National Football League (NFL), and a current television host. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945 in Gatun, Panama) was a Major League Baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels in the 1970s and 1980s. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Comaneci at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games Nadia Elena Comaneci (originally Comăneci) (born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian-born American gymnast, winner of five Olympic medals, and the first to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinaesthetic awareness. ... Jimmy Connors (September 2, 1952 - ) is a famous American tennis player. ... Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). It is officially called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Roberto Duran (b. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Gareth Edwards, born 12 July 1947 in Pontardawe, Wales, is a former Welsh rugby union scrum half, considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. ... This article discusses the sport Rugby. For other uses see Rugby. ... Julius Erving (born February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American basketball player who helped launch the modern style of play that emphasizes leaping ability and play above the rim. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is a former boxer and an ordained Christian minister who was world Heavyweight champion. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Joseph William Frazier (born January 12, 1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina), better known as Joe Frazier, is a world famous former boxer and world Heavyweight champion. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Bobby Hull on the Chicago Blackhawks Robert Marvin Hull, born January 3, 1939 in Pointe Anne,(near Belleville) Ontario, Canada, is regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players and perhaps the greatest left winger to ever play the game. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York) was a successful high school, collegiate, and professional basketball player. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Reginald Martinez Reggie Jackson (born May 18, 1946) was a professional American baseball player from 1967 to 1987. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Barry John is considered by many experts to be the greatest fly-half in Rugby Union history. ... This article discusses the sport Rugby. For other uses see Rugby. ... Billie Jean King, professional tennis player. ... Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). It is officially called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a... Olga Valentinovna Korbut (Belarusian: Вольга Валянцінаўна Корбут, Volha Valyantsinawna Korbut; Russian: Ольга Валентиновна Корбут) (b. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinaesthetic awareness. ... Guy Damien Lafleur, born September 20, 1951 in Thurso, Quebec, is one of the greatest and most popular players ever to play professional ice hockey. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Andreas Nikolaus Niki Lauda (born February 22, 1949) is an Austrian racing driver. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Clive Hubert Lloyd, born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), is a former West Indies cricketer. ... Cricket (disambiguation). ... Pete Maravich (June 22, 1947 - January 5, 1988), known in the basketball world as Pistol Pete, was a legendary player who starred in college and for three NBA teams. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Leigh Matthews is the current coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League club. ... Australian Rules redirects here. ... Willie Howard Mays, Jr. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Biography Baron Eddy Merckx (born June 17, 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium) is considered by many to be the greatest cyclist of the 20th Century. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... Carlos Monzon (August 7, 1942- January 8, 1995) was an Argentinian boxer who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Gerhard Gerd Müller (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former German football player. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Joseph William Namath (born May 31, 1943) was an American football quarterback for the American Football Leagues New York Jets in the 1960s. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio), also known as The Golden Bear, was a major force in professional golf from the 1960s to the late 1990s. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ... James Alvin Palmer (born October 15, 1945 in New York, NY), best known as Jim Palmer and nicknamed Cakes, is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles (1965-1984). ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE (born October 23, 1940), nicknamed Pelé, is a former Brazilian football player, considered by many to be the finest player of all time. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Richard Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a renowned former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and is now a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series owner. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Personal Info Birth: April 14, 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio Professional Career Debut: April 8, 1963, Cincinnati Reds vs. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... For murder spelt backwards, see Redrum. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Secretariat Secretariat (March 30, 1970 - October 4, 1989) was an American thoroughbred race horse (Sire: Bold Ruler; Dam: Somethingroyal), born at Meadow Farms Stables in Caroline County, Virginia. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Barry Sheene MBE (September 11, 1950 _ March 10, 2003) was a British and world motorcycling champion. ... The variety of sports involving racing motorcycles. ... O.J. Simpson at USC. Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), known by the initials O.J. (a common American abbreviation for orange juice) and nicknamed The Juice, is a Hall of Fame former college and professional football player and film actor. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American swimmer. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... Roger Staubach (born February 5, 1942) is a businessman and former American professional football player. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952 in American basketball player and current television sportscaster. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ...

Writers

Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe (born November 16, 1930) is a Nigerian writer. ... Florence Anthony (born 1947) is an American poet. ... Edward Franklin Albee (born March 12, 1928) is a leading American playwright, for many the most important one alive. ... Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... Mulk Raj Anand (December 12, 1905 - September 28, 2004) was an Indian English language author, who depicted the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. ... James Graham Ballard (born November 18, 1930 in Shanghai) is a British novelist. ... Saul Bellow (born June 10, 1915), acclaimed North American-Jewish writer, won the Nobel prize for literature in 1976 and is best known for writing novels which investigate isolation, spiritual dissociation and the possibilities of human awakening. ... John Anthony Burgess Wilson ( February 25, 1917 – November 25, 1993), better known by his pen name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer. ... Antonia Susan Byatt (born August 24, 1936, Sheffield, England) has been hailed by some as one of the greatest postmodern novelists in Britain. ... Amy Clampitt (1920-1994) was an American poet and author. ... Anita Desai (b. ... Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, New York, New York) is a writer who has written several critically aclaimed novels that blend history and social criticism. ... Margaret Drabble (born June 5, 1939) is an English novelist. ... Janet Paterson Frame (August 28, 1924 - January 29, 2004) was a New Zealand writer. ... This article concerns the American literary novelist John C. Gardner. ... Zulfikar Ghose is a Pakistani-American English language writer. ... Sir William Gerald Golding (September 19, 1911 - June 19, 1993) is a Cornish novelist and poet and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1983) for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world... Thom Gunn (August 29, 1929 - April 25, 2004) was a British poet. ... Alamgir Hashmi [Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi] (born November 15, 1951) is a major English poet of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Seamus Heaney (b. ... Edward James Hughes (August 17, 1930 in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire - October 28, 1998) was an English poet. ... Philip Larkin (August 9, 1922 – December 2, 1985) was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. ... Robert Lowell Robert Lowell (March 1, 1917–September 12, 1977), born Robert Traill Spence Lowell, Jr. ... Norman Mailer, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American writer and innovator of the nonfictional novel. ... Kamala Markandaya (? - May 16, 2004), born Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, was an Indian novelist and journalist. ... Arthur Miller in his later years Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and author. ... Iris Murdoch Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (July 15, 1919 - February 8, 1999) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and philosopher, famed for her series of novels that combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... R.K. Narayan - 1906 - 2001 Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (October 10, 1906 - May 13, 2001) was an Indian novelist. ... Harold Pinter (born October 10, 1930) is an English playwright and theatre director. ... Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. ... Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947, in Bombay, India) is an essayist and author of fiction, most of which is set on the Indian subcontinent. ... Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928–October 4, 1974), born Anne Gray Harvey, was an American poet and writer. ... Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930) is an American poet (often associated with the Beat movement) and an environmental activist who is frequently described as the laureate of Deep Ecology; both reflecting his studies of Buddhist spirituality and nature. ... To Do: Larger Biography, links to works, general themes, political activism in Nigerian politics. ... William Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 - August 28, 1993) was an American poet and noted pacifist, as well as the father of the poet and essayist Kim Stafford. ... Anne Stevenson is an American-British poet and writer. ... Sir Tom Stoppard OM is a British playwright, famous for plays such as The Real Thing and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and for the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love. ... Former Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Mark Strand is a professor at the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Junior (born November 11, 1922) is an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. ... Gore Vidal, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Eugene Luther Vidal, better known as Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925), is a well-known American man of letters, a writer of novels, plays and essays, and a leading public figure for over fifty years. ... Alice Walker Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an African American author whose most famous novel, The Color Purple, won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award. ... Judith Wright (1915 - 2000) is regarded as one of the best Australian poets of the 20th century. ...

Music

See also: List of rock and roll albums in the 1970s ABBA on the cover of their album The Definitive Collection (2001) ABBA were a Swedish pop music group, the most successful to date from that country. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... Arrowsmith is a 1925 book by Sinclair Lewis. ... The original Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band is a pioneering and innovative Southern rock group from Macon, Georgia originally popular in the 1970s, described by Rolling Stones George Kimball in 1971 as the best . ... Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) is a Canadian rock band that enjoyed a string of hit albums and singles in the 1970s. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Toni Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Blue Öyster Cult - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... David Bowie David Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie, is a British rock and roll musician, actor, and artist who has had a profound influence on rock and roll from the 1960s to the present. ... Jackson Browne Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) was an influential singer songwriter of the 1970s and 1980s. ... Budgie is a rock and roll band from Cardiff, Wales. ... Jimmy Buffett (born December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his island escapism lifestyle and music including hits such as Margaritaville. ... Karen and Richard Carpenter This article is about a musical group. ... In 1969, Johnny Cash was the best-selling recording artist in the United States. ... Cher on the cover of her album Living Proof Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPière on May 20, 1946) is an American actress and singer. ... Chicago is a rock band that formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. ... Eric Clapton CBE (born Eric Patrick Clapp on March 30, 1945 in The Green, Ripley, Surrey), is a British guitarist and composer, nicknamed slowhand. ... The Clash was a British punk rock group that existed from 1976 to 1985. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer, musician, and composer. ... Elvis Costello Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus (born August 25, 1954), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a popular British musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish descent. ... Crass was an influential English anarchist punk rock band. ... The Damned are a rock band from the suburbs of London, England, formed in 1976. ... Deep Purple was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter De Rose (1900—1953), who broadcast, 1923 to 1939, with May Singhi as The Sweethearts of the Air on the NBC radio network. ... Essential Neil Diamond album cover Neil Diamond (born Neil Leslie Diamond on January 24, 1941) is a singer/songwriter who has had a number of hits in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and who has maintained a very loyal following with popular live performances to this day. ... This article is about the country rock group called The Eagles. ... Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a successful Birmingham rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s. ... ELP can also stand for Extra Long Play, a format for the VCR tape. ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... Gloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949) is a U.S. singer best-known for the disco hit songs I Will Survive (1979) and Never Can Say Goodbye (1973). ... Genesis is a progressive rock group that was formed in 1967 when founding members Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks were still students at Charterhouse School. ... Gary Glitter (born May 8, 1944 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK) was a British rock and roll performer in the early 1970s, most notable for his hit song Rock and Roll, parts of which have become an almost ubiquitous anthem at many American professional sports events. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... Merle Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is a United States country music singer and songwriter. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 - February 13, 2002) was a popular American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Jethro Tulls fourth album, Aqualung Jethro Tull is a progressive rock band that was formed in Blackpool in the 1960s. ... Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. ... Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is one of the most successful British pop singers, composers and musicians. ... Journey is an American rock and roll band formed in 1973. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter, most active as a singer during the early to mid 1970s, but a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period. ... KISS is a New York City-based heavy metal band that became famous in the mid 1970s. ... Categories: People stubs | Hip hop musicians | Hip hop DJs | 1955 births ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... John Lennon John Winston Lennon, later John Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), is best known as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for The Beatles. ... Loretta Lynn on the cover of her album Who Was That Stranger Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer. ... Lynyrd Skynyrd is a Southern rock band that gained prominence in the 1970s. ... Barry Manilow in 1975 Barry Manilow in 1987 Barry Manilow in 1990 Barry Manilow in 2004 doing a MJ imitation during Copacabana Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and Rastafarian from the ghettos of Jamaica. ... Steve Miller is a blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American guitarist and country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas. ... P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... The bands Parliament and Funkadelic are intrinsically linked and can not be easily separated. ... The bands Funkadelic and Parliament are intrinsically linked and can not be easily separated. ... Ummagumma album cover Pink Floyd is a British progressive band famous for its songwriting, harmonic classical rock compositions, bombastic style and elaborate live shows. ... Queen is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Rainbow is a British hard rock band that formed in 1974. ... The Ramones were a hugely influential punk rock band formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in March 1974. ... Linda Ronstadt on the cover of her 2002 collection The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer. ... Todd Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is a musician, singer, songwriter and record producer born in Upper Darby, a suburb of Philadelphia. ... Rush in concert in Milan (September 21, 2004) from left:Lifeson, Lee and Peart. ... Despite their short existence, the Sex Pistols were perhaps the quintessential British punk rock band. ... Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. ... Styx was an American rock and roll band popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Donna Summer on the cover of her 1993 collection The Donna Summer Anthology Donna Summer (born December 31, 1948) is an American pop music singer best known for a string of disco music hits in the 1970s which earned her the title Queen of Disco. Summer was a rarity in... James Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, born in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Before finding teenybopper adulation as a 1970s pop group T. Rex began life as Tyrannosaurus Rex, darlings of the hippy/lighter weight end of the UK Underground scene in 1960s London. ... Television are an American rock and roll band of the 1970s. ... Triumph was a Canadian rock band popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... War was an American funk band of the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Neil Young with guitar (from the 1991 Weld tour) Neil Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian musician and filmmaker. ... Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 - September 7, 2003), born in Chicago, Illinois. ... This is a list of albums that are particularly notable or influential. ...


Film

Woody Allen (b. ... Peggy Ashcroft (December 22nd, 1907—June 14th, 1991) was a British actress. ... Alan Bates as butler in Gosford Park (2001) Sir Alan Arthur Bates (February 17, 1934 _ December 27, 2003) was a British actor. ... Ingmar Bergman (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish film director. ... Ingrid Bergman (b. ... Jean Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Belmondo (born April 9, 1933) is a French actor. ... Humphrey Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor who retains legendary status decades after his death. ... Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is a versatile British actor and film director. ... This article is about the 20th-century actor. ... Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is an actress born in Tunis, Tunisia to Italian parents. ... Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American film director, screenwriter, vintner, and hotelier. ... Marie Magdalene Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 - May 6, 1992) was a German actress and singer. ... Garbo in the 1920s Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish actress. ... Ava Gardner Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. ... John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM CH (April 14, 1904–May 21, 2000) was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest of his time. ... Gene Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American actor. ... Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. ... Audrey hepburn Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was a Belgian_born actress, fashion model, and humanitarian. ... Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003) was a notable American film and stage actress. ... Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is one of the dominant American film actors of the late twentieth century. ... For the North Carolina Governor by this name, please see William Woods Holden. ... Hudson with Doris Day in Pillow Talk (1959) Rock Hudson (November 17, 1925 - October 2, 1985) was an American actor, famous for his rugged good looks. ... Diane Keaton from Annie Hall along with Woody Allen. ... David Niven was the second unofficial James Bond. ... Peter OToole (born August 2, 1932) is a famous Irish film actor. ... Laurence Olivier, as photographed in 1939 by Carl Van Vechten Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989) was an English actor and director, esteemed by many as the greatest actor of the 20th century. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 - June 12, 2003) was an American film actor. ... Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 - June 3, 2001) was a Mexican actor, painter, and writer. ... Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. ... Redgrave in Michelangelo Antonionis Blowup (1966) Vanessa Redgrave (born January 30, 1937) is an English actress, a member of the Redgrave acting dynasty. ... Dame Diana Rigg (born July 20, 1938) is a British actress. ... George Campbell Scott ( October 18, 1927– September 22, 1999) was a film/stage actor, director, and producer. ... Streep in Silkwood (1983) Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an actress, who by the mid-1980s was regarded by many as the best actress of her day, and remains so. ... This article is about the actress. ... Liv Ullmann (born December 16, 1939) is a Norwegian actress, author and film director. ... Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander von Ustinow) (April 16, 1921 - March 29, 2004) was a British-born and raised actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career spanned the evolutionary phase of American cinema, appearing in silent movies and talkies alike. ... Sir Norman Wisdom (born February 4, 1915, other dates reported) is an English comedian, singer and actor. ... Gianfranco Corsi (born February 12, 1923), better known as Franco Zeffirelli, is an Italian film director. ...

External links

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The Clean Air Act of 1970 | EPA History | US EPA (1631 words)
Thus, the two key provisions in the 1970 act were not a frenzied reaction to public pressure, but instead were a deliberate response aimed at correcting the demonstrated failures of previous regulatory efforts.
In enacting the 1970 statute, Congress knew that a central element in any successful approach to air pollution control (and, indeed, environmental protection generally) would have to be a change in attitude about the value of environmental protection.
While the 1970 amendments gradually evolved to correct previous statutory initiatives that had failed, their actual enactment by the full Congress was accomplished with unaccustomed speed.
1970 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4010 words)
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar).
August 26- August 30- The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 takes place on East Afton Farm off the coast of England.
November 13 - 1970 Bhola cyclone: A 120-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people (this is regarded as the 20th century's worst cyclone disaster).
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