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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 1970.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Edward Heath (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on September 1970: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1970?


Events

  • 01 Sep 1970 Failed assassination attempt on Jordanian King Hussain
  • 02 Sep 1970 1st tennis tie break at a Grand Slam
  • 03 Sep 1970 After NL record 1,117 consecutive games, Billy Williams asks to sit out
  • 04 Sep 1970 Russian ballerina Natalia Makarova gets political asylum
  • 05 Sep 1970 Estimated 15 cm (6 inches) of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record).
  • 06 Sep 1970 New York Met Tommy Agee hits for the cycle
  • 07 Sep 1970 PLO hijacks 4 planes
  • 08 Sep 1970 Hijacking (and subsequent destruction) of three airliners to Jordan by Palestinians; the events to follow would later become known as Black September
  • 09 Sep 1970 Bowie Kuhn suspends Denny McLain for carrying a gun
  • 11 Sep 1970 The Ford Pinto automobile is introduced.
  • 12 Sep 1970 1st Concorde lands at Heathrow airport
  • 13 Sep 1970 1st NYC Marathon won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38
  • 14 Sep 1970 Stevie Miracle marries Rita Wright, [Syreeta]
  • 15 Sep 1970 PLO leader Arafat threatens to make a cemetery of Jordan
  • 16 Sep 1970 Jordan King Hussein forms military government
  • 17 Sep 1970 Jordan launches offensive against guerrilla army
  • 18 Sep 1970 Jimi Hendrix dies in London of drug related complications.
  • 19 Sep 1970 Mary Tyler Moore show premieres
  • 20 Sep 1970 Jim Morrison found not guilty of lewd behavior
  • 21 Sep 1970 Monday Night Football premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21
  • 22 Sep 1970 US President Richard Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses.
  • 23 Sep 1970 Abdul Razak bin Hussain becomes Premier of Malaysia
  • 24 Sep 1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon
  • 25 Sep 1970 Ringo releases his Beaucoups of Blues album
  • 26 Sep 1970 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
  • 27 Sep 1970 Ken Boswell sets second baseman record of 85 games without an error.
  • 28 Sep 1970 Words & Music, debuts on NBC-TV
  • 29 Sep 1970 NET Festival, last aired
  • 30 Sep 1970 New American Bible published

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in September 1970?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - War
  2. - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
  3. - Lookin' Out My Back Door
  4. - Make It With You
  5. - In The Summertime

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - The Wonder Of You
  2. - Tears Of A Clown
  3. - Neanderthal Man
  4. - Band Of Gold
  5. - Lola

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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UFO

UFO

Release year: 1970

Written by:

Starring: Ed Bishop, Dolores Mantez, Michael Billington, Ayshea Brough

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Timeslip

Timeslip

Release year: 1970

Written by:

Starring: Cheryl Burfield, Spencer Banks, Denis Quilley, Iris Russell

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Release year: 1970

Directed by: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda

Starring: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten

Country: United States of America

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

Release year: 1970

Directed by: William A. Fraker

Starring: Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance, Mitchell Ryan

Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

Release year: 1970

Directed by: Gene Saks

Starring: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer, Mildred Natwick

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1970?
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The Secret Woman by Victoria Holt

The Secret Woman

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Victoria Holt, the Queen of Gothic Romance, has sold over 100 million copies. "I will be back," he stated. "Perhaps you are thinking sooner than you think. "He

The French Lieutenant'S Woman by John Fowles

The French Lieutenant'S Woman

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The French Lieutenant's Woman, John Fowles's most loved and bestselling work internationally, is a masterful feat of seductive storytelling. It effectively reinvents the Victorian novel.

The Wall Street Jungle by Richard Ney

The Wall Street Jungle

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The Wall Street Jungle [January 1, 1970] Ney Richard... B00005X4AX

Up The Organization by Robert Townsend

Up The Organization

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Although Up the Organization was published over thirty-five years before its first publication, it continues to be a top choice for business books, even though it was first published in 1983.

Great Lion Of God by Taylor Caldwell

Great Lion Of God

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Caldwell's classic epic novel is an inspiring, moving, and spiritual tale about St. Paul and the lives of the Jews, Romans, and early Christians.