The year was 1970 – the year the Beatles disbanded. Let It Be was their final album.
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Also on the music front, Black Sabbath released their debut album and The Who recorded their iconic Live At Leeds album.
The world’s first jumbo jet, the Boeing 747 makes its first commercial flight from New York to London with 332 passengers and 18 crew on board.
The Aswan Dam in Egypt was completed. The dam took about a billion dollars and 11 years to build.
The very first Earth Day was proclaimed by San Francicso’s mayor Joseph Alioto on March 21. And the Manning River Times conducted an Earth Day competition, which was won by Lansdowne Primary.
American president Richard Nixon signs an act to ban cigarette advertising on television, which takes affect on January 1, 1971.
Tonga gained independence from the United Kingdom.
