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29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

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By Carly Tennes

Published 7 months ago in Wow

Much like the late '60s before it, 1970 was eventful to say the least. Defined by social movements, sports feats and the end of several musical eras, the dawn of the '70s was one for the books, with loads of stunning photos to prove it.


From Jimi Hendrix's last concert to Richard Nixon at work in the Oval Office, here are 30 nifty pics of what the world looked like in 1970. 

  • 1

    Diana Ross and the Supremes on the day of their final concert, January 1970.

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 2

    Several Middle Eastern leaders, including Muammar Gaddafi meet in Cairo, Egypt, 1970. Gaddafi became Libya’s premiere in January of that year.

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 3

    “One of the debris boulders from the aftermath of the 1970 Huascarán debris avalanche, the deadliest avalanche in history leaving 30 000 dead. This boulder is around 7000 tons.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 4

    Six of the “Chicago Seven” pose for a photo in 1970. They were all acquitted of conspiracy that February, though various members were convicted of other charges.

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 5

    “Jimi Hendrix. The Last Concert .... Isle Of Fehmarn September 6, 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 6

    President Richard Nixon signs the Clean Air Act of 1970.

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 7

    John Wayne shortly after winning Best Actor at the 1970 Academy Awards for his role in ‘True Grit’

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 8

    The Apollo 13 Lunar module during its tumultuous return trip, April 1970. The malfunctioning spacecraft ultimately returned to Earth

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 9

    “The first Earth Day (1970).”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 10

    “Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins sailing through the air after being tripped; Orr had just scored the game winning goal for the Stanley Cup. 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 11

    “On July 14, 1970, members of the Young Lords took over Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. Among their demands? Accessible, quality health care for all.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 12

    John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform “Instant Karma!” On “Top of the Pops,” February 1970.

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 13

    A still from ‘The Partridge Family,’ which premiered in September 1970.

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 14

    “A trip to Walmart. (Early 1970's. Midwestern United States.)”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 15

    “Elvis Presley meets Richard Nixon in December 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 16

    “A makeshift hospital in the Vietnam War, 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 17

    “Somali socialites in Mogadishu (1970).”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 18

    “Mug shot of Jim Morrison, September 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 19

    “Man reading comics while being tattooed, Tokyo, Japan, 1970. Photo by Martha Cooper.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 20

    “World Trade Center under construction (1970). These old photos document the construction of the Twin Towers.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 21

    “United Airlines stewardess in 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 22

    “Women's Liberation Coalition March, Detroit, Michigan, 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 23

    “On 30 April 1970, in a televised address to the nation President Nixon announced the Cambodian campaign, a series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia in 1970 by South Vietnam and the United States as an extension of the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 24

    “Harrison Ford as a carpenter before he became famous as an actor. 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 25

    “Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 26

    “My mom in 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 27

    “Mississippi's First Interracial Couple, August 3, 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 28

    “California Girls, 1970.”

    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

  • 29

    “My grandparents the night they met (1970).”


    29 Nifty Pics of What the World Looked Like In 1970

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