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1970s energy crisis
The 1970s energy crisis was a pair of oil-market shocks, the 1973 OAPEC embargo and the 1979 Iranian revolution disruption, that transformed the world economy.
1970s in fashion
1970s fashion: the "Polyester Decade" of individuality, spanning hippie prairie dresses, the failed 1970 midi skirt, disco glamour, punk via Westwood and McLaren, von Furstenberg's wrap dress, and late-decade sportswear.
1970s in manga
The 1970s in manga: the decade Japanese comics became a mass medium, with the shōjo manga innovation by the Year 24 Group, the rise of seinen manga and Weekly Shōnen Jump, and the 1975 founding of Comic Market.
1970s in music
The 1970s in music: the decade of disco, punk, album-oriented rock, early hip-hop, salsa, reggae, and Afrobeat, when a billion-dollar record industry stratified into niche genres and multitrack studios reached 24 tracks.
1970s in science and technology
The 1970s in science and technology saw the Apollo program end with Apollo 17 in 1972, the Intel 4004 microprocessor, the Altair and Apple II personal computers, and the birth of biotechnology.
1970s nostalgia
1970s nostalgia: recurring revivals of 1970s fashion and culture, from bell bottoms and disco to boho, in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2020s, driven by 20-year trend cycles and the decade's image of freedom.
1970s South Bronx building fires
The 1970s South Bronx building fires, or Bronx fires, were a wave of arson and accidental blazes that destroyed 80% of the area's housing and displaced hundreds of thousands.
1971
1971: the year of the third India-Pakistan war and Bangladesh's creation, Nixon's gold-window closure ending Bretton Woods, the secret Kissinger China trip, PRC UN admission, and the Intel 4004 microprocessor.
1971 (2007 film)
1971 is a 2007 Hindi war drama directed by Amrit Sagar, starring Manoj Bajpayee, about six Indian soldiers escaping Pakistani POW camps after the 1971 war; it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and went viral online in 2020.
1971 Algerian nationalization
The 1971 Algerian nationalization was Algeria's unilateral takeover of the French-controlled hydrocarbon industry, announced by President Houari Boumediene on 24 February 1971, taking 51 percent of French oil companies.
1971 Bingol earthquake
The 1971 Bingöl earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 strike-slip earthquake that struck Bingöl in eastern Turkey on 22 May 1971, destroying most of the city and killing 755 people.
1971 Bolivian coup d'état
The 1971 Bolivian coup d'état overthrew General Juan José Torres in August 1971 and brought Colonel Hugo Banzer to power, opening a dictatorship lasting until 1978.
1971 Ibrox disaster
1971 Ibrox disaster: fatal crowd crush on Stairway 13 at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, 2 January 1971, after Rangers–Celtic Old Firm match; 66 died, 145 hospitalized; led to Wheatley Inquiry, Green Guide, and Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
1971 in film
1971 in film: the New Hollywood high-water year of Two-Lane Blacktop, Klute, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, The Last Picture Show, and A Clockwork Orange; blaxploitation began with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Shaft; The French Connection won five Oscars.
1971 in music
1971 in music: the album landmark year of What's Going On, Tapestry, Led Zeppelin IV, and the Concert for Bangladesh; also called rock's golden year in Hepworth's Never a Dull Moment.
1971 in spaceflight
1971 in spaceflight brought the Soviet Salyut 1, the first space station, NASA's Mariner 9, the first Mars orbiter, two Apollo Moon landings, and the first deaths in space.
1971 in the United Kingdom
1971 in the United Kingdom: year of Decimal Day (15 February), the Divorce Reform Act taking effect, the Immigration Act 1971, the Industrial Relations Act 1971, internment in Northern Ireland, and the Commons vote to join the EEC.
1971 Indian Airlines hijacking
The 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking, known as the Ganga hijacking, saw two Kashmiri separatists seize a Srinagar-to-Jammu flight to Lahore on 30 January 1971; India then banned Pakistani overflights.
1971 Indian general election
1971 Indian general election (fifth Lok Sabha election), held 1-10 March 1971 after the December 1970 early dissolution; Indira Gandhi's Congress(R) won 352 of 518 seats on the Garibi Hatao slogan, defeating the National Democratic Front opposition alliance.
1971 Indonesian legislative election
The 1971 Indonesian legislative election (Pemilihan Umum 1971), held on 5 July 1971, was the first election of Soeharto's New Order; Golkar won 62.8 percent of the vote.
1971 Korean Air Lines Fokker F27 hijacking
1971 Korean Air Lines Fokker F27 hijacking (대한항공 F27기 납북 미수 사건): failed January 23, 1971 hijacking of a Sokcho–Gimpo domestic flight by Kim Sang-tae, killed by air marshal Choi Cheon-il; trainee pilot Jeon Myeong-se died covering a grenade; beach landing at Goseong.
1971 NBA Finals
1971 NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks swept the Baltimore Bullets 4-0 (April 21-30, 1971) for their first title, led by Finals MVP Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Oscar Robertson; second Finals sweep in NBA history.
1971 Pakistan Military Officers' Revolt
The 1971 Pakistan Military Officers' Revolt, or Majors and Colonels Revolt: junior officers and Brigadier F B Ali forced Yahya Khan to resign after the fall of East Pakistan, bringing Bhutto to power on December 20, 1971.
1971 Turkish military memorandum
The 1971 Turkish military memorandum (12 Mart Muhtırası), or coup by memorandum, was issued 12 March 1971 by the Chief of General Staff and force commanders, forcing Prime Minister Demirel's Justice Party government to resign and installing an interim regime.
1971 Ugandan coup d'état
The 1971 Ugandan coup d'état was the seizure of power on 25 January 1971 by General Idi Amin, who deposed President Milton Obote while Obote attended a Commonwealth conference in Singapore.
1971–72 United States network television schedule
1971–72 US network television schedule: ABC, CBS, and NBC primetime lineups, September 1971 to August 1972, first season under the FCC's Prime Time Access Rule, after the CBS rural purge, with All in the Family as the top-rated show.
1971: Beyond Borders
1971: Beyond Borders (2017) is a Malayalam war film by Major Ravi, fourth in the Major Mahadevan series, starring Mohanlal in a double role as Mahadevan and his father Sahadevan; a Kurukshetra prequel on the 1971 Indo-Pak war that flopped despite a 15-crore budget.
1972
1972: the year Apollo 17 ended crewed lunar landings, Nixon visited China and signed the Shanghai Communiqué and SALT I, the Stockholm environment conference created UNEP, and Watergate, Munich, Pong, and the C language marked the decade.
1972 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1972 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average season with seven named storms and three hurricanes, none major; Hurricane Agnes killed 128 people and caused over $2 billion in damage.
1972 Democratic National Convention
The 1972 Democratic National Convention, held July 10–13 in Miami Beach, Florida, nominated George McGovern under the first McGovern-Fraser reform rules, amid California and Illinois credentials fights, Eagleton's withdrawal, and labor's neutrality.