1970
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Events
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Dated Events
- Real World: January 15. Muammar al-Qadafi becomes premier of Libya.
- Real World: February 11. Japan launches its first satellite into orbit, making it the fourth nation on Earth to do so.
- Real World: March 1. Rhodesia becomes a racially segregated republic.
- Real World: March 5. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, signed by 43 nations, goes into effect.
- Real World: April 11. The ill-fated Apollo 13 mission is launched. After suffering near-disaster, they return to Earth on April 17.
- Real World: April 29. U.S. troops invade Cambodia in search of Viet Cong troops.
- Real World: May 4. Four students killed by National Guardsmen during riots at Kent State University.
- Real World: June 4. Tonga becomes independent.
- Real World: October 9. Khmer Republic declared in Cambodia.
- Real World: October 10. Fiji becomes independent.
- Real World: October 17. Anwar Sadat becomes president of Egypt.
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Undated Events
- Gargoyles, Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles: Tony Dracon and Derek Maza (later Talon) are born. (Ask Greg)
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New Fictional Works
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Notable Books
I Will Fear No Evil by Robert A. Heinlein, Ringworld by Larry Niven, The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart.
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Notable Films
Beneath the Planet of the Apes, The Phantom Tollbooth, Crimes of the Future.
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Notable Comic Books
Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76; Conan the Barbarian #1; Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen #134 (first Darkseid).
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Notable Television Series
- Beginning: UFO.
- Continuing: Dark Shadows (Season 5), Doctor Who (Season 8), Night Gallery (Season 2).
- Ending: The Adventures of Batman, The Adventures of Gulliver, Here Comes the Grump, The Invaders, Land of the Giants, Sky Hawks.
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