The 1970s

Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.

1978

Bill Downs, American journalist (born 1914)

William Randall Downs, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He worked for CBS News from 1942 to 1962 and for ABC News beginning in 1963. He was one of th…

Bill Downs, American journalist (born 1914)

1977 annie opens on broadway
1977

Annie opens on Broadway

Annie is a musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. It is based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray. The…

Annie opens on Broadway

1977

Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer

Karl Fredrik Ljungberg is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is also a former manager, and was most recently an assistant coach, and interim head c…

Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer

1977 nolan bushnell opened the first chuck e
1977

Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E

Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of F…

Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E

1977

Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater

Jamie Rae Salé is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her former husband David Pelletier, she is the 2002 Olympic Champion and 2001 World Champion. The Olympic gold med…

Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater