Entertainment
- 1970 - Brazil swept Italy in World
Cup Victory.
- 1970 - Tony Jacklin Wins U.S.
open.
- 1970 - Eddie Merchx wins Tour de
France.
- 1971 - Walt Disney World opens in
Orlando, Florida.
- 1972 - Mark Spitz wins unprecedented
7 gold medals.
- 1973 - The Sydney opera House opens
in Sydney Harbor.
- 1973 - Princess Anne and Mark
Phillos wed on November 14, 1973.
- 1974 - Muhammad Ali regains World
Heavyweight Boxing Title.
- 1975 - Personal computers hit the
stores. They cost $297.
- 1976 - 14 year old Romainian Gymnist
Nadia Comaneci scores 2 perfect 10s.
- 1977 - Star Wars Hits the
movies and takes in $185 million.
- 1977 - Saturday Night Fever
also came out.
- 1978 - Argentina wins the World
Cup.
- 1978 - Pope John Paul dies on
September 30, 1978 after a 33-day reign.
- 1979 - Britain's Seb Coe is first to
hold records for the 800 meter, 1,500 meter, and the mile.