"Most newspaper article events happen anywhere from days, to months, to years before they reach publication. Consequently, most newspaper articles on this timeline are preceded by the date of the newspaper in which they appear." [E.M.] *Color Code
Historical
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Calendar Months
"Most newspaper article events happen anywhere from days, to months, to years before they reach publication. Consequently, most newspaper articles on this timeline are preceded by the date of the newspaper in which they appear." [E.M.] *Color Code
1970-1988
A.D.
1970 - Astronomic Configuration - January 1st, 1970: "Sun [10 Capricorn], Moon [10 Libra], Mercury [29 Capricorn], Venus [4 Capricorn], Mars [12 Pisces], Jupiter [2 Scorpio], Saturn [2 Taurus R.], Uranus [8 Libra], Neptune [29-30 Scorpio], Pluto [27 Virgo R.]."
1970 - Moammar Gadhafi / Libya - "In January Moammar Gadhafi ends a power struggle and becomes leader of the Arab Republic of Libya."
1970 - National Environmental Policy Act / U.S.A. - January 1st, 1970: "Nixon signs National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)."
1970 - Major Earthquake / Yunnan, China - January 5th, 1970: "Earthquake location: Yunnan Province, China. Earthquake magnitude: 7.7. Number of recorded fatalities: 15,621." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 208]
1970 - Last Performance with The Supremes / Diana Ross - Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan 13th-19th, 1970: Diana Ross performed for the last time with The Supremes, at a show in Las Vegas. [Based on: A.P. article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. E3, S.L.P.D., 01/15/08]
1970 - Birth / Heather Graham - January 29th, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actress, Heather Graham."
1970 - Year of the Dog - February 6th, 1970: "The Chinese Year of the Dog begins."
1970 - EPA Proposed - February 4th, 1969: "President Nixon proposes environmental cleanup - EPA."
1970 - Birth / Gary Coleman - February 8th, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actor, Gary Coleman."
1970 - "Greenpeace" - February 15th, 1970: "The Vancouver Sun ran story about the intended voyage, dropping the Sierra Club reference and mentioning a boat to be called 'the Greenpeace,' the first time the term appeared in print as a single word. Marie Bohlen’s son, Paul Nonnast, designed the first button with the ecology symbol above, the peace symbol below, and in the middle, the single word: GREENPEACE. The Don’t Make A Wave Committee published the first 'Greenpeace' pamphlet in March 1970: Nuclear Testing in the Aleutians, written by 71-year-old Lille d'Easum, an executive of the BC Voice of Women." [Links: 1,
*Trivia: "Greenpeace founded [November 1971] in Vancouver, Canada."
1970 - U.S. Record of the Year / "Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In" - Entertainment highlights during the week of March 5-11: "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" by the 5th Dimension was named record of the year at the Grammy Awards. [Based on: A.P.]
1970 - "ABC" / The Jackson Five - Entertainment highlights during the week of March 18th-24, 1953: The single "ABC" by the Jackson Five was released. [Based on: A.P. article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. D5, S.L.P.D., 04/28/07]
1970 - Foreign Relations / U.S.A. & Cambodia - March 19th, 1970: "Prince Norodom Sihanouk [1922-] of Cambodia is deposed, and General Lon Nol [1913-85] takes over; he attempts to drive the Vienamese Communist troops out of Cambodia; American and South Vietnamese forces enter Cambodia; protests in America end up causing the closure of 75 American colleges for the rest of the term."
1970 - Birth / Mariah Carey - March 27th, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Singer, Mariah Carey."
1970 - Major Earthquake / W. Turkey - March 28th, 1970: "Earthquake location: W. Turkey. Earthquake magnitude: 7.3. Number of recorded fatalities: 1,100." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 208]
1970 - Cigarette Advertising Ban / U.S.A. - "Cigarette advertising banned on radio and TV."
1970 - Breakup Announced / The Beatles - April 10th, 1970: "Paul McCartney announces breakup of Beatles."
1970 - 1st Earth Day Protest - April 22nd, 1970: "On Earth Day in 1970, ... insults drove 20 million Americans to the streets in the largest public demonstrations in U.S. history. Motivated by that stunning display of grassroots power, Republicans and Democrats, working together, created the Environmental Protection Agency and passed 28 major laws over the next 10 years to protect our air, water, endangered species, wetlands, food safety, and public lands. [....] The passage of these statutes marked the return of ancient rights recognized since the dawn of civilization." [Robert F. Kennedt Jr., Crimes Against Nature, pp. 22-23]
*Trivia: "The victory was short-lived. Earth Day 1970 caught polluters off guard, but over the next 30 years they mounted an increasingly sophisticated and aggressive counterattack to undermine these laws. The environmental reversals of the Bush [George W. Bush] administration are the triumphant outcome of their tree-decade campaign." [Robert F. Kennedt Jr., Crimes Against Nature, p. 23]
1970 - Birth / Uma Thurman - April 29th, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actress, Uma Thurman."
1970 - U.S. Troops / Cambodia - April 30th, 1970: "Nixon sends troops into Cambodia."
1970 - Kent State Riot / Ohio - May 4th, 1970: "National Guardsmen open fire on a crowd of student antiwar protesters at Ohio's Kent State University, resulting in the death of four students and the wounding of eight others. President Nixon publicly deplores the actions of the Guardsmen, but cautions: '...when dissent turns to violence it invites tragedy.' Several of the protesters had been hurling rocks and empty tear gas canisters at the Guardsmen."
1970 - In Effect? / Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - "Nuclear nonproliferation treaty takes effect."
1970 - Antiwar Rally / Washington D.C. - May 9th, 1970: "100,000 attend antiwar rally, Wash. D.C."
1970 - "Free Bird" Live / Jacksonville, Flordia - Entertainment highlights during the week of May. 7-13: Lynyrd Skynyrd first performed "Free Bird" in public, at the grand opening of the Jacksonville Art Museum in Jacksonville, Fla. [Based on: S.L.P.D., p. C2, 11/07/05]
1970 - Flooding / Central Romania - "Flood date(s): May 20th, 1970. Number of recorded deaths: 160." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1970 - Birth / Jamie Kennedy - May 25th, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actor-comedian, Jamie Kennedy."
1970 - Earthquake / Peru - May 31st, 1970: "Earthquake location: Peru. Earthquake magnitude: 7.9. Number of recorded fatalities: 66,000."
1970 - Public Deceptions? / U.S. President Richard Nixon - May 31st, 1970: "Even after Richard Nixon's secret war in Cambodia became known, the president persisted in deception. 'Publicly, we say one thing,' he told aides. 'Actually, we do another.' [....] On May 31, 1970, a month after Nixon went on TV to defend the previously secret U.S. bombings and troop movements in Cambodia, asserting that he would not let his nation become 'a pitiful, helpless giant,' the president met his top military and national security aides at the Western White House in San Clemente, Calif. [....] In a memo from the meeting marked 'Eyes Only, Top Secret Sensitive,' Nixon told his military men to continue doing what was necessary in Cambodia, but to say for public consumption that the United States was merely providing support to South Vietnamese forces when necessary to protect U.S. troops. 'That is what we will say publicly,' he asserted. 'But now, let's talk about what we will actually do.' [....] Nixon told his aides to plan offensive operations in neutral Laos, continue U.S. air operations in Cambodia and work on a summer offensive in South Vietnam." [Based on: A.P. article by Cal Woodward (Nixon told military to lie about actions in Cambodia), p. A4, S.L.P.D., 11/17/05]
*Trivia: "March 7th, 1971: A thousand U.S. planes bombed Cambodia and Laos."
1970 - Gene Synthesis - June 4th, 1970: "University of Wisconsin researchers announce the complete synthesis of a gene."
1970 - "Conscientious Objector" Status / U.S.A. - June 15th, 1970: "Supreme Court OKs conscientious objector status on moral grounds."
*Trivia: "In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court broadened the definition of conscientious objector to include people without belief in God who profess ethical or moral convictions against war."
1970 - Israeli & Syrian Fighting / Golan Heights - June 25th, 1970: "Syrian and Israeli forces fight over the Golan Heights in the biggest battle since 1967."
1970 - Debut / "American Top 40" - "Entertainment highlights during the week of June 25th-July 1st, 1970: The syndicated radio show "American Top 40," hosted by Casey Kasem, debuted in several U.S. cities. [Based on: A.P. article, p. E2, S.L.P.D., 06/28/06]
1970 - Non-Profit Status / ECKANKAR - July 1st, 1970: "Reportedly, on July 1st, 1970, ECKANKAR became a non-profit organization." [E.M.]
*Trivia: "The reason Paul abandoned the profit company for bringing out the ECK teachings is that it offered no umbrella of protection for the initiates of local Satsangs to hold classes. Each time they met, a city official could have insisted upon a business license. It took Paul awhile to realize it, but Constitutional protection had long ago been provided for groups of religious teachings, and that was to be a church." [Based on: Harold Klemp] [See link:
1970 - EPA / U.S.A. - July 9th, 1970: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was established in 1970 to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection. EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which life depends.
1970 - Flooding / Himalayas, India - "Flood date(s): July 22nd, 1970. Number of recorded deaths: 500." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1970 - "Personality and the Message of ECK" - July 23rd, 1970: "Paul Twitchell gave a lecture in Cincinnati, Ohio. The title of the talk was 'Personality and the Message of ECK.' "
"I look back five or six years ago, since the time I started bringing out the teachings of ECK, and I see a change in myself. I see a change in the people who come to study the ECK works. I see a change in many things; in communities, groups and people I meet, and then later meet again. I feel that the personality has grown smaller as the message has grown greater. And I'm always feeling that I personally don't count; I'm just the instrument being used to get the message out." [Based on: Paul Twitchell]
[For more of this talk, see:
1970 - Great Earthquake / Columbia - July 31st, 1970: "Earthquake location: Columbia. Earthquake magnitude: 8.0. Number of recorded fatalities: 0."
1970 - Test-Fired / U.S. Poseidon Missle - August 3rd, 1970: "The U.S. military announces the first successful underwater firing of a Poseidon ballistic nuclear missile."
1970 - TV Debut / "Soul Train" - Entertainment highlights during the week of August 6th-12th, 1970: "Soul Train" made its debut on a Chicago TV station. [Based on: A.P. article, p. E5, S.L.P.D., 08/08/06]
1970 - Birth / Claudia Schiffer - August 25th, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Model, Claudia Schiffer."
1970 - Birth / Debbie Gibson - August 31st, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Singer-composer, Debbie Gibson."
1970 - Poisoned? / Paul Twitchell, Spain - September 1970?
Paul was a man given a most difficult mission. As evidenced by the fact that a disturbed person attempted to kill him with poison in September 1970 and the resulting illness he experienced in the final year of his life, Paul had little to gain materially from this mission. Yet right to the end, he continued to gather together and put out the teachings of truth.
[Based on Harold Klemp - See link:
*Trivia: "A very significant event in Paul's spiritual evolution took place in the summer of 1970. During a trip to Spain, he was poisoned. A young man, under the influence of the Kal Niranjan, slipped an extremely potent poison into Paul's citrus drink. Paul had walked into this individual's home with complete openness and an abounding love, and when he was handed the juice, he drank it. But he knew it would harm him, in the same way that Buddha did when he ate the tainted rice. [....]" [Based on: Harold Klemp]
[Based on: http://www.eckankar.org/Masters/Peddar/writings.html#lastyear]
Trivia: "Reportedly, according to the book entitled: Paulji A Memoir [2nd printing, 1986, by Patti Simpson], Paul Twitchell's schedule for 1970 included Consultations in Madrid, Spain, August 11th-15th [p.99]. In her book, Patti mentions going to see a doctor [p.103]: 'I visited him the last week in August.' who told her: 'When Paul was in Spain, someone poisoned him. He is in very bad condition.' [p.104] " [E.M.]
*Trivia: "[....] Except for a few members of the Inner Circle, Paulji's poisoning was not known to the world or to his followers. From August [1970] until the World Wide Seminar [October, 1970], no word was spoken of his condition. [....]" [Based on: Paulji, A Memoir, by Patti Simpson, 2nd printing: 1986, p. 108; Original Copyright: 1985]
*Trivia: "[....] The question has been raised, if Paulji [Paul Twitchell] had such special powers, why did he not detect that the juice drink in Spain was poisoned? There is no need to go into this in depth here, as that will be covered in his biography that I am assembling next, and will detail all he had to say about the experience. Basically, though, I will say that he had a foreknowledge of the poisoning, but that he would not avoid it for special reasons. [....]" [Based on: Paulji A Memoir, by Patti Simpson, 2nd Printing: 1986, p. 127]
*Trivia: "Reportedly, after taking the poison, Paul Twitchell was knocked out for about four days." [Based on: Paul Twitchell, ECK World Wide Seminar, Las Vegas NV, October, 1970]
*Trivia: "[....] How could Paul have been poisoned to death in Spain or Czechoslovakia, and no one be quite sure? I’ve never heard that one before.Yes, it is true that not a lot has been said about Paul's trip to Spain where he was poisoned, still the fact remains that he returned alive and lived for more than a year after this until his passing in Cincinnati on September 17, 1971. So, obviously, Paul wasn't poisoned to death. I assume this was a slip of David's pen. [....]" [Based on: Doug Marman, Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 4]
1970 - Black September / Jordan - September 6th, 1970: "Three aircraft were hijacked and ordered to fly to a remote airstrip in Jordan, where their passengers were held hostage. They were eventually blown up, though the hostages were released. Jordan's King Hussein was gravely embarrassed by the affair, and ordered in his loyal Bedouin troops to smash the Jordan-based Palestinian militant bases. The episode became known in the Arab world as Black September."
1970 - Typhoon Georgia / Philippines - "Typhoon date(s): September 15th, 1970. Number of recorded deaths: 300." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1970 - Fatality / Jimi Hendrix - September 18th, 1970: "Reportedly died on this date in history: Rock Legend, Jimi Hendrix."
*Trivia: "In 1970, Jimi Hendrix played what was to be his last British concert - at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival off the English coast. Three weeks later, the entertainer died in London."
1970 - Birth / Kelly Ripa - October 2nd, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: TV host, Kelly Ripa."
1970 - Fatality / Janis Joplin - October 4th, 1970: "Reportedly died on this date in history: Singer, Janis Joplin."
1970 - Benefit Concert / Don’t Make a Wave Committee - October 5th, 1970: "Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Phil Ochs, and BC band Chilliwack staged a benefit concert in Vancouver for the Don’t Make a Wave Committee, which raised $17,000. Thereafter, the Sierra Club and Quaker groups in the US contributed funding to the campaign."
1970 - Birth / Matt Damon - October 8th, 1970: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actor, Matt Damon."
1970 - Independence / Fiji - October 10th, 1970: "Fiji proclaims its independence."
1970 - Typhoon Sening / Philippines - "Typhoon date(s): October 14th, 1970. Number of recorded deaths: 583." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1970 - Typhoon Titang / Philippines - "Typhoon date(s): October 15th, 1970. Number of recorded deaths: 526." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1970 - Fourth ECK World Wide Seminar / Las Vegas, NV - October 22nd, 1970: "The modern day founder of ECKANKAR [Religion of the Light & Sound of God], Paul Twitchell, hosted the Fourth ECK World Wide Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada."
1970 - Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act - October 27th, 1970: "Congress passes the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, which includes the Controlled Substances Act establishing five categories of regulated drugs."
1970 - Last Concert With Jim Morrison / The Doors, New Orleans - "Entertainment highlights during the week of Nov. 6-12: The Doors played their last concert with Jim Morrison [Died. July 3rd, 1971], in New Orleans." [Based on: S.L.P.D., p. C2, 11/07/05]
1970 - Cell Synthesis - November 12th, 1970: "SUNY researchers announce the first synthesis of a living cell."
1970 - Cyclone / Bangladesh - "Cyclone date(s): November 13th, 1970. Number of recorded deaths: 300,000." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1970 - EPA Activation / U.S.A. - December 2nd, 1970: "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) activated."
1970 - U.N. Delegate / George H. W. Bush - December 11th, 1970: "U.S. President Nixon announces George Herbert Walker Bush as U.S. delegate to the UN."
1970s - "Council of Nine" - "[....] The change of direction in the Nine's communications at the beginning of the 1970s, and the development of more distinct overtones in their message, occured once they had established themselves and could start to spread their propoganda. But just what are the Council of Nine and their message being used for? Why are so many prominent leaders in so many fields keen to promote them, with greater or lesser degrees of openness, as in the case of Righard Hoagland and his message of Cydonia?
"There is, in our view, an over-riding need for caution here. Alarm bells may be heard clear and strong, for true or false, now the Nine have become the property of the intelligence agencies, it is wise to be vigilant - and perhaps even afraid. [....]" [The Stargate Conspiracy, Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince, pp. 287-289]1970 - Spirit Guide / "Tom" - "[....] One of the most useful and colorful characters with whom Puharich [Dr. Andrija Puharich] surrounded himself at Ossining [N.Y.] was Phyllis Schlemmer. [....] She founded the Psychic Center of Florida in Orlando, a school for developing psychics, in 1969. Her main spirit guide was an entity called 'Dr. Fiske', but in 1970 a new control simply named 'Tom' 'came through'. [....]" [The Stargate Conspiracy, Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince, pp. 173-174]
1970 - U.S. Debut / Elton John - "In 1970, Elton John made his debut in the United States at the Troubadour club in Los Angeles."
1970 - U.S. Troop Status / Vietnam - "Number of US Troops Falls to 280 thousand."
1970 - Mysterious Infection / Porter Goss - "[....] Goss, who speaks Spanish and French, started with the CIA in Miami about the time of the Cuban missle crisis. [....] Goss suffered a mysterious blood infection in 1970; he was so weak during his recovery that the CIA refused to send him back into the field, so he retired. Goss, who is married with four grown children moved to southwest Florida in 1971 to recuperate among a small enclave of former espionage officers. There he founded the newspaper the Island Reporter with two other ex-spy partners and participated in other lucrative business ventures. He served in local politics - becoming Sanibel Island's first mayor in 1974 - and won his seat in Congress in 1988." [Based on: Ted Bridis, A.P., 08/11/04]
1970 - Albumn Release / Jesus Christ Superstar - "The first J.C.S.S. albumn was released in 1970. The famous musical aired in 1973."
1970 - Status / U.S. Farmers - "Farmers make up less than 5 percent of the U.S. workforce for the first time."
1970 - LCD - "Optel Corporation introduces the liquid crystal display [LCD] for commercial use."
1970 - Floppy Disk - "The computer floppy disk is introduced."
1970 - Photographed / Sirius B - "Reportedly, Sirius B was not conclusively observed until 1842, and not photographed until 1970. However, it was claimed to have been known by the Dogon and their ancestors far earlier: 'The Dogon claim that Sirius is, in fact, a trinary system - a third star which they call the 'Star of Women' [emme ya tolo] is also in orbit around Sirius A.' [The Stargate Conspiracy, p. 27]."
1970 - Trivia / Space Exploration - "First Japanese Earth orbiter, 58-lb Lambda - First Chinese Earth orbiter (386-lbs) - Soviet unmanned Luna returned 3-5 oz of lunar soil after soft landing in Mare Fecunditatis - First unmanned lunar vehicle, Lunokhod 1, soft-landed by Soviet Luna 17 for ii-months' operation in Mare Imbrium - X-ray survey of the sky started by NASA-Italian 320-lb Explorer 42 (Uhuru-) - France launched Earth orbiter." [Link: 1]
1970 - The Far Country - "Copyright 1970: The Far Country, by Paul Twitchell. Copyright transferred to ECKANKAR in 1982. Eighth Printing: 1983."
1970 - The Drums of ECK - "Copyright 1970: The Drums of ECK, by Paul Twitchell. 2nd Printing: 1972. 3rd Printing: 1975. 4th Printing: 1978."
1970 - The Way of Dharma - "Copyright 1970: The Way of Dharma, by Paul Twitchell."
1970 - Dialogues With The Master - "Copyright 1970: Dialogues With The Master, by Paul Twitchell. 9th Printing: 1987."
1970 - The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Book I - "Copyright 1970: The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Book One, by Paul Twitchell. Second Edition: 1987. Third Printing: 1997."
*Trivia: "Paul [Paul Twitchell] encouraged people to read The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad and make their own study. He never said to take the words as holy, as the last word. You take the words and check out the teachings from within. You ask: Does this work for me or doesn't it? You have to know. And based upon what you know is how you conduct your life out here. This is what governs your relationship with your friends and your family. It governs every aspect of you in the lower worlds, including your ethics and morality." [Based on: Harold Klemp, International Youth Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 21, 1984] [See also: Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 10]
1970 - Notable Songs of 1970 - "ABC" (The Jackson Five); "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor); "Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In" (5th Dimension)
1970 - Notable Albums of 1970 - "All Things Must Pass" (George Harrison); "American Beauty" (The Grateful Dead); "Moondance" (Van Morrison); "Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In" (5th Dimension)
1970 - Flood Trivia / 1970 - "Number of notable floods this year: at least 2. Number of flood deaths: 660." [E.M.]
1970 - Cyclone Trivia / 1970 - "Number of notable cyclones this year: at least 1. Number of deaths: 300,000." [E.M.]
1970 - Typhoon Trivia / 1970 - "Number of notable typhoons this year: at least 3. Number of typhoon deaths: 1,409." [E.M.]
1970 - Earthquake Trivia / 1970 - "Number of notable earthquakes this year: at least 4. Number of earthquake deaths: 82,721." [E.M.]
1970 - "Natural Disaster" Deaths / 1970 - "Estimated number of people who died from natural disasters this year: at least 384,790." [E.M.]
1971
1971 - Astronomic Configuration - January 1st, 1971: "Sun [9 Capricorn], Moon [27 Aquarius], Mercury [2 Capricorn R.], Venus [24 Scorpio], Mars [16 Scorpio], Jupiter [27 Scorpio], Saturn [15 Taurus R], Uranus [13 Libra], Neptune [2 Sagittarius], Pluto [29 Virgo]."
1971 - Trivia / Top U.S. Songs - January, 1971: "At the top of the record charts were: My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity by George Harrison; Knock Three Times by Dawn; Black Magic Woman by Santana; & Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson."
1971 - U.S. Involvement [2nd Decade] / Vietnam - January 1st, 1971: "The United States began a second decade of involvement in Vietnam."
1971 - Reduction / U.S. Cigarette Advertising - January 1st, 1971: "Advertising of cigarettes on U.S. television and radio ceases as the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act goes into effect."
1971 - Outlawed / DDT, U.S.A. - January 7th, 1971: "DDT use outlawed by U.S. Court of Appeals."
1971 - CBS Debut / All in the Family - January 12th, 1971: "The situation comedy 'All in the Family' began on CBS TV and ran to 1983. It later became 'Archie Bunker's Place'. It was the first video-taped sitcom. It was based on the 1964 British series 'Till Death Do Us Part,' written by Johnny Speight [d.1998 at 78]."
1971 - Indictment / Rev. Philip Berrigan - January 12th, 1971: "Rev. Philip Berrigan and 5 others indicted for conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger and bomb federal buildings."
1971 - Oil Spill / California - January 18th, 1971: "Two Standard Oil tankers collided in the fog a quarter mile west of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Arizona Standard ripped into the Oregon Standard and caused the spill of some 1.9 million gallons of heavy bunker oil."
1971 - Phnom Penh Bombing / Cambodia - January 22nd, 1971: "Communist forces shelled Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the first time."
1971 - Conviction / Charles Manson & Co. - January 25th, 1971: "Charles Manson and three female followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate."
1971 - Year of the Pig - January 27th, 1971: "The Chinese Year of the Pig begins."
1971 - Bloody Sunday / Ireland - January 30th, 1971: "Northern Ireland was spinning out of control. On 30 January 1971, the day embedded in Irish national consciousness as Bloody Sunday, 13 civil rights demonstrators were shot dead by British paratroopers. Weeks later, the government in London finally lost patience with Protestant supremacist government in Belfast, and imposed direct rule. William Whitelaw was dispatched to Belfast as the first Secretary of State, his bumbling exterior concealing a shrewd, even steely purpose. The Provisional IRA stepped up its killing rate: seven died in the bombing of Aldershot military bombings, the first Republican bombing in Britain since 1939. In July came Bloody Friday, when 11 innocent people were blown away by Provisional bombs in Belfast. Amid the mayhem, Whitelaw was starting to crack the political whip. A radical political package emerged, with a new Northern Ireland Assembly elected on proportional representation. Towards the end of 1973, the remarkable Sunningdale Agreement produced a blueprint for a new Ireland, with a power-sharing executive, and cooperation between north and south in a Council of Ireland."1971 - 3rd U.S. Moon Landing - February 5th, 1971: "Two Apollo 14 astronauts walked on the moon. It was man's third landing on the moon."
1971 - Strong Earthquake / San Fernando, California - February 9th, 1971: "Earthquake location: San Fernando, California. Earthquake magnitude: 6.7. Number of recorded fatalities: 65."
1971 - "Dark Side of the Moon" / Pink Floyd - February 12th-18th: "Pink Floyd released their album 'Dark Side of the Moon.' " [Based on: A.P. article, p. C5, S.L.P.D., 02/13/06]
1971 - Flooding / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - "Flood date(s): February 26th, 1971. Number of recorded deaths: 130." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1971 - Trivia / Paul Twitchell - March, 1971: "I want to get a book out a month for the next two years if I can last that long [emphasis added]. I've got the material. It's already laying there. All I have to do is edit it. I've got four manuscripts now that are sitting there, and I've got three typewriters going, [a new manuscript] in each one of these. I ease up, maybe about every 20 minutes, and go to another typewriter and type a little bit, for maybe another 15 minutes, and then to another one and type another 15 minutes. Then I go over and start editing a book, and then in the meantime I'm writing letters. So, you see, the communication we have [now] is in the book field, but in the field of electronics, through radio, television and music, we haven't even scratched the surface in these things, and on the whole we haven't scratched the surface of ECK yet." [Paul Twitchell, Youth Council Training meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, March, 1971. See: Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 4]
1971 - Bombing / U.S. Capitol Building - March 1st, 1971: "The bombing in the U.S. Capitol building was claimed to be in protest of U.S. involvement in Laos. The bomb exploded in a Capitol restroom 30 minutes after a telephone warning, which proclaimed the action to protest against U.S. involvement in Laos. Some $200,000 in damage was caused by the bombing. There were no injuries."
1971 - U.S. Bombing / Cambodia & Laos - March 7th, 1971: "A thousand U.S. planes bombed Cambodia and Laos."
1971 - Trivia / U.S. Voting Age - March 10th, 1971: "The Senate approved an amendment to lower the voting age to 18."
1971 - Casualty Statistics / Vietnamese Civilians - March 14th, 1971: "Senator Edward Kennedy estimated that 25,000 Vietnamese civilians had been killed in 1970."
1971 - U.S. Troop Insubordination / Vietnam - March 21st, 1971: "Two U.S. platoons in Vietnam refused their orders to advance."
1971 - Passed / 26th U.S. Amendment - March 23rd, 1971: "26th U.S. Constitutional amendment ['Voting age set to 18 years'] passed." [Link: 1]
1971 - Independence / Bangladesh [East Pakistan] - March 26th, 1971: "On March 21st, Sheik Mujibur Rahman declared East Pakistan independent of Bangladesh; Pakistani Pres. Yahya Khan ordered the army in; several million East Bengali refugees fled to India. East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh."
1971 - 1st Microprocessor Chip - March, 1971: "Intel Corporation delivers the first microprocessor chip, the 4004, with 2300 transistors and the computing power of the ENIAC - it was designed by Marcian Edward Hoff [b. 1937], and is announced commercially in November."
1971 - "It Don't Come Easy" / Ringo Starr - Entertainment highlights during the week of March 30th-April 5th, 1971: Ringo Starr's first solo single, "It Don't Come Easy," was released. It became a Top 5 hit. [Based on: A.P. article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. E2, S.L.P.D., 04/01/08]
1971 - Conviction / William Calley - March 31st, 1971: "1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was found guilty for his actions in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam."
1971 - BBC2 Documentary / "The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem?" - March 31st, 1971: "From the moment when the BBC2 ‘Chronicle’ documentary ‘The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem?’ was transmitted at 5:30pm on Good Friday 31 March 1971, Henry Lincoln has been guilty of perpetuating the pseudo-historical myths dating from the mid-1950s of Rennes-le-Château as concocted by Noel Corbu, Pierre Plantard, Philippe de Chérisey and Gérard de Sède – these myths have long been laid to rest in France – updates on the subject matter have been published in French books since 1974 – and in particular by Editions Bélisane from 1983 onwards – but Henry Lincoln remains undaunted by such things – and that 'monument of mediocrity' (as described by one French critic) ‘The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail’ continues to disseminate pseudo-historical myths on a massive popular scale. The activities of the Abbé Bérenger Saunière (as well as those of Pierre Plantard) are very well documented but Henry Lincoln has not noted these facts and they are certainly not to be found in any of his books."
[Based on: http://priory-of-sion.com/posd/soskin.html]
1971 - Performed First Concert / Carly Simon - Entertainment highlights during the week of April 2nd-8th, 1971: "Carly Simon performed her first concert, opening for Cat Stevens in New York. James Taylor was in the audience and went backstage to meet her. They married in 1972 and divorced 10 years later." [Based on: A.P. article, p. C5, S.L.P.D., 04/02/06]
1971 - "Brown Sugar" / Rolling Stone Records - Entertainment highlights during the week of April 8th-14th, 1971: The Rolling Stones released "Brown Sugar," the first record on their own label, Rolling Stone Records. [Based on: A.P. article, p. D3, S.L.P.D., 04/09/07]
1971 - Best Picture/Director Academy Awards / "Patton" - Entertainment highlights during the week of April 15-21, 1971: "Patton" won the best picture and best director Academy Awards. Its star, George C. Scott, was named best actor, but he didn't accept the award because he didn't like the academy's voting process. [Based on: A.P. article, p. B3, S.L.P.D., 04/16/07]
1971 - V.A. Antiwar Demonstration / Washington D.C. - April 19th, 1971: "Over 1000 Veterans demonstrate against the Vietnam war in Wash D.C., throwing their medals over the Capitol fence."
1971 - Launched / Russian Space Station - April 19th, 1971: "Russia launched its first Salyut space station."
1971 - V.A. Antiwar Demonstration / Washington D.C. - April 23rd, 1971: "Vietnam veterans return medals and ribbons in antiwar protest."
1971 - V.A. Antiwar March / D.C. & San Francisco - April 24th, 1971: Over 350,000 Veterans march in Wash D.C. and SF to protest war in Vietnam."
1971 - "Algonquin Peace City" / Washington D.C. - April 26th, 1971: "50,000 demonstrators in Washington D.C. set up 'Algonquin Peace City.' "
1971 - Amtrack / U.S.A. - May 1st, 1971: "Amtrak, which combined and streamlined the operations of 18 intercity passenger railroads, went into service. The Southern Pacific Railroad turned over its money-losing passenger service and railroad cars to the government which formed Amtrak."
1971 - May Day Anti-War Protests / Washington D.C. - May 3rd, 1971: "Anti-war protesters calling themselves the Mayday Tribe began four days of demonstrations in Washington aimed at shutting down the nation's capital."
1971 - Occupation End / Alcatraz State Prison, CA - May 11th, 1971: "Indian occupation of Alcatraz ends after 19 months."
1971 - Earthquakes / Turkey - May 15-21st, 1971: "Earthquakes in Turkey killed 860 people."
1971 - Status / U.S. Involvement, Vietnam - May 31st, 1971: "A US proposal was made to the North Vietnamese that included a cease-fire-in-place, US withdrawal, and the return of prisoners. 58,167 Americans were killed in the Vietnam war."
1971 - OSHA - May, 1971: "The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA] was born. The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed to protect workers from on-the-job injuries and illnesses."
1971 - Reduced Biological Weapons Stockpile / U.S.A. - May 1971-February 1973: "United States destroys biological weapons stockpile."
*Trivia: "The Army plans to ship chemical waste from the destruction of deadly VX nerve agent stockpiled in Indiana through Illinois and Missouri to Texas for incineration. [NP] The plan's opponents strongly oppose incinerating the VX hydrolysate in favor of treating and disposing of it on-site. [NP] The Army's project to destroy the Newport Chemical Depot's stockpile of the VX is expected to produce about 2 million gallons of hydrolysate. [NP] Army spokesman Greg Mahall said the first trucks carrying the residue could leave next week [April 2007], traversing Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missippi, Louisiana and Texas." [Based on: News Services article (Army will ship out chemical waste), p. A4, S.L.P.D., 04/13/07]
1971 - Birth / Sofia Coppola - May 14th, 1971: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Movie writer-director Sofia Coppola."
1971 - Canceled / "The Ed Sullivan Show" - Entertainment highlights during the week of June 4th-10th, 1971: The "Ed Sullivan Show" was cancelled after 23 years. It was TV's longest-running variety show. [Based on: A.P. article, p. D4, S.L.P.D., 06/05/06]
1971 - Student Massacre / Mexico City - June 10th, 1971: "A Mexican judge threw out charges Saturday [07/24/04] accusing former President Luis Echeverria of ordering a 1971 massacre of student protestors, a setback in the nation's bid to punish state atrocities. [....] A criminal court judge ruled that the statute of limitations had run out [July 2004] on crimes committed during the June 10, 1971, attack by a paramilitary band on student protestors in Mexico City that killed as many as 40 people. Special prosecutor Ignacio carrillo said he will appeal the ruling within three days and hopes to take it to the nation's highest court. Carrillo is pressing genocide charges against Echeverria and several members of his administration." [News Services, 07/25/04]
1971 - Published / Pentagon Papers - June 13th, 1971: "The New York Times began to publish the Pentagon Papers leaked to it by Daniel Ellsberg. The papers were a secret official history of the Vietnam War in 47 volumes that were highly classified. The Nixon administration went to court to stop publication. A legal battle ensued for 16 days and the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the government failed to make its case for prior restraint and publication was resumed. In 1996 the book, 'The Day the Presses Stopped' by David Rudenstine, was published and tells the whole story."
1971 - Ratified / 26th U.S. Amendment - July 1st, 1971: "26th U.S. Constitutional amendment ['Voting age set to 18 years'] ratified." [Link: 1]
1971 - Fatality / Jim Morrison - July 3rd, 1971: "27-year-old rock singer Jim Morrison [b. 1943] of The Doors dies in Paris."
1971 - Birth / Kristi Yamaguchi - July 12th, 1971: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Olympic gold medal figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi."
1971 - Intention To Visit China / Richard Nixon - July 15th, 1971: "In a move that troubles the North Vietnamese, President Nixon announces his intention to visit The People's Republic of China. Nixon's gesture toward China is seen by the North Vietnamese as an effort to create discord between themselves and their Chinese allies."
1971 - Typhoon Rose / Hong Kong - "Typhoon date(s): August 1st, 1971. Number of recorded deaths: 130." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1971 - Formation Announced / Paul McCartney & Wings - July/August 1971: "Entertainment highlights during the week of July 31st - August 6th: "Paul McCartney announced the formation of Wings, which featured his wife, Linda, on keyboards. Other members included former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine." [Based on: A.P., 08/01/05]
1971 - New York Aid Concert for Bangladesh / George Harrison - July/August 1971: "Entertainment highlights during the week of July 31st - August 6th: "George Harrison organized the Madison Square Garden concert in New York to raise money for the victims of war and famine in Bangladesh." [Based on: A.P., 08/01/05]
1971 - Status / U.S. Currency - August 15th, 1971: "President Nixon suspends the convertibility of U.S. dollars into gold, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system of fixed international currency exchange rates. Ever since 1971, when US president Richard Nixon took the dollar off the gold standard [at $35 per ounce] that had been agreed to at the Bretton Woods Conference at the end of World War II, the dollar has been a global monetary instrument that the United States, and only the United States, can produce by fiat. The dollar, now [2003] a fiat currency, is at a 16-year trade-weighted high despite record US current-account deficits and the status of the US as the leading debtor nation. The US national debt as of April 4, 2002 was $6.021 trillion against a gross domestic product [GDP] of $9 trillion."
*Trivia: "[....] Economically, the American Empire was born with Bretton Woods in 1945. The U.S. dollar was not fully convertible to gold, but was made convertible to gold only to foreign governments. This established the dollar as the reserve currency of the world. It was possible, because during WWII, the United States had supplied its allies with provisions, demanding gold as payment, thus accumulating significant portion of the world's gold. An Empire would not have been possible if, following the Bretton Woods arrangement, the dollar supply was kept limited and within the availability of gold, so as to fully exchange back dollars for gold. However, the guns-and-butter policy of the 1960's was an imperial one: the dollar supply was relentlessly increased to finance Vietnam and LBJ's Great Society. Most of those dollars were handed over to foreigners in exchange for economic goods, without the prospect of buying them back at the same value. The increase in dollar holdings of foreigners via persistent U.S. trade deficits was tantamount to a tax - the classical inflation tax that a country imposes on its own citizens, this time around an inflation tax that U.S. imposed on rest of the world.
"When in 1970-1971 foreigners demanded payment for their dollars in gold, The U.S. Government defaulted on its payment on August 15, 1971. While the popular spin told the story of "severing the link between the dollar and gold", in reality the denial to pay back in gold was an act of bankruptcy by the U.S. Government. Essentially, the U.S. declared itself an Empire. It had extracted an enormous amount of economic goods from the rest of the world, with no intention or ability to return those goods, and the world was powerless to respond - the world was taxed and it could not do anything about it. [....]
[Based on: Article (The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse) by Krassimir Petrov, Ph. D.]
http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1137510262.php]1971 - Prison Riot / Attica N.Y. - September 9th, 1971: "While there have been many prison uprisings throughout our nation's history, one stands out above all the others. It began on Thursday, September 9, 1971. The time was about 8:50 a.m. The place was the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. More than 1,200 Attica inmates gained control of the facility in a well-planned, savage attack. During the initial violence, 50 correctional officers and civilian employees were brutally beaten and taken hostage. Correctional officer William Quinn received the roughest beating and he was soon freed by the inmates due to the severity of his injuries. With their hostages as leverage, the inmates listed 28 demands they wanted met. One of those demands was for amnesty for the crimes they had already committed when they took over the prison. But, when word came that Officer William Quinn had died of his injuries inflicted by the prisoners, amnesty was ruled out of the question. Finally, after four days of fruitless negotiations, the command was given to retake the prison and rescue the hostages. With National Guard helicopters flying overhead, administering chemical agents, a rescue force of nearly 200 New York State police officers and two correction officers stormed the facility. The entire rescue operation lasted just several minutes, but it was filled with terror and bloodshed. When it was over, 10 hostages were dead, along with 32 inmates."
1971 - Go Away Little Girl - September 11th, 1971: "Donny Osmond started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Go Away Little Girl, his only US solo chart topper. The song had also been a No.1 for Steve Lawrence in 1963." [Link: 1]
1971 - Fatality / Nikita Khrushchev - September 11th, 1971: "Died this day, former Soviet Union leader and an important figure during the Cold War, Nikita Khrushchev, at the age of 77."
1971 - "Translation" / Paul Twitchell - September 17th, 1971: "Yes, it is true that not a lot has been said about Paul's trip to Spain where he was poisoned [Summer 1970], still the fact remains that he returned alive and lived for more than a year after this until his passing in Cincinnati [due to heart failure] on September 17, 1971." [Based on: Doug Marman, Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 4]
1971 - Broadway Debut / Jesus Christ Superstar - October 12th, 1971: "Jesus Christ Superstar debuts on Broadway." [Link: 1]
1971 - Birth / Snoop Dogg - October 20th, 1971: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Rapper, Snoop Dogg."
1971 - Darwin Gross / The 972nd Living ECK Master - October 22nd?, 1971: "In 1971, Paul Twitchell died and was succeeded by Darwin Gross, the 972nd Living ECK Master." [Based on: Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 4]
1971 - U.N. Member / People's Republic of China - October 23rd, 1971: "The People's Republic of China is recognized as the lawful representative to the United Nations, who also vote 'to expel forthwith the representatives of Chang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupy at the United Nations.' On November 15th the PRC is seated at the U.N. for the first time."
1971 - Birth / Winona Ryder - October 29th, 1971: "Reportedly born on this date in history: American actor, Winona Ryder [Horowitz]."
1971 - U.S. Troop Withdraw / Vietnam - November 1971: "Nixon starts withdrawing troops from Vietnam."
1971 - Underground Nuclear Test / H-Bomb Cannikin, Amchitka Island - November 6th, 2006: "Cannikin was detonated on 6 November 1971. The announced yield was "less than five" megatons – the largest underground nuclear test in US history.[20] (Estimates for the precise yield range from 4.4 MT[31] to 5.2MT.[32]) The ground lifted 20 feet, caused by an explosive force equivalent almost 400 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb.[33] Subsidence and faulting at the site created a new lake, over a mile wide.[2] The explosion caused a seismic shock of 7.0 on the Richter scale, causing rockfalls and turf slides of a total of 35,000 square feet.[20] Though earthquakes and tsunamis predicted by environmentalists did not occur,[29] a number of small tectonic events did occur in the following weeks, thought to be due to the interaction of the explosion with local tectonic stresses.[34] [....]"
[Based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amchitka] - [T.D. 12/24/06]
*Trivia: "[....] In July 1971, a group called the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility filed suit against the AEC, asking the court to stop the test.[28] The suit was unsuccessful, with the Supreme Court denying the injunction by 4 votes to 3,[29] and Richard Nixon personally authorised the $200 million test, in spite of objections from Japan, Peru, and Sweden.[30] The Don't Make A Wave Committee chartered a boat, in which they had intended to sail to the island in protest, but due to weather conditions they were unable to reach their destination.[26] [....]"
[Based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amchitka] - [T.D. 12/24/06]
1971 - Mars Orbiter / Mariner 9 - November 13th, 1971: " Mariner 9 becomes the first space probe to orbit another planet, Mars; after waiting out a global dust storm it takes 7329 revealing pictures of Mars' surface, including the polar caps and volcanoes." [Links: 1, 2]
1971 - Birth / Christina Applegate - November 25th, 1971 - "Reportedly born on this date in history: American actor, Christina Applegate."
1971 - Greenpeace / Vancouver, Canada - "Greenpeace founded [November 1971] in Vancouver, Canada."
1971 - Landing / Mars 3 - December 2nd, 1971: "Soviet Mars 3 spacecraft landed on Mars near TERRA SIRENUM."
1971 - War / India & Pakistan - December 3rd, 1971: "India fought a brief and completely successful war against Pakistan, the third since independence, to help establish the new state of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the new nation, was still imprisoned in West Pakistan." [Link: 1]
1971 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act - December 18th, 1971: "On December 18, 1971, Public Law 92-203, the 'Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act,' was signed into law by President Nixon. Public Law 92-203 was enacted by Congress to settle the claim of Alaska's native Indian Aleut and Eskimo population to aboriginal title to the land on which they have lived for generations. This claim had been unresolved during the more than 100 years since the U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act removed the sovereign status of Indian nations in Alaska by incorporating them into the United States. Approximately 44 million acres of Native American lands were turned into U.S. assets. The importance of this act is that the incorporation of Native American lands included the oil beneath and the timber on the top."
1971 - Birth / Ricky Martin - December 24th, 1971 - "Reportedly born on this date in history: Singer, Ricky Martin."
1971 - Birth / Dido - December 25th, 1971 - "Reportedly born on this date in history: Singer, Dido."
1971 - United Arab Emirates - "In 1971, the United Arab Emirates are formed by six states on the Persial Gulf coast - a seventh joins next year." [Link: 1]
1971 - Trivia / U.S. Health Insurance - "President Richard M. Nixon pushes [1971-1974] for universal coverage through a mix of public and private sources. The Watergate scandals lead to his resignation, and the proposals never reach a congressional vote." [Source: Institute of Medicine, 10/04/04]
1971 - Texas Clean Air Act - "When the Texas Clean Air Act of 1971 became law, more than 1,000 industrial facilities were 'grandfathered,' or exempted from the new pollution regulations. The idea was that these grandfathered plants would either modernize or become obsolete and close down. [....] Fully one-third of the state's air pollution - 903,800 tons a year by the end of the 1990's - was issuing from these grandfathered smokestacks. These plants emit as much nitrogen oxide as 18 million cars." [Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Crimes Against Nature, pp. 15-16]
1971 - Trivia / Space Exploration - "Soviets launched Mars 2 and 3 for first impact on Mars the planet by Mars 2 and first soft landing on Dec 2, 1971 by Mars 3 - NASA launched 2271-lb Mariner 9, first orbiter of Mars, which telemeter high-resolution TV pictures of the surface - First space lab, Soviet 41,580-lb. Salyut 1, visited for 22 days by Cosmonauts Dobrovolsky, Patsayev, and Volkov, who died in Soyuz on return to Earth - First manned Lunar Rover used by Astronauts Scott and Irwin on Apollo-15 mission near Hadley Rille - First sub-satellite launched from CSM by Astronaut Worden." [Link: 1]
1971 - Trivia / Metathesis Reactions - "[....] Chauvin [Yves Chauvin] explained in 1971 how metathesis reactions work and what kinds of metal compounds can be used as catalysts to make the reactions happen. [....]" [Based on: A.P., 10/06/05]
1971 - Cost of Mailing a Letter? / U.S.A. - "Cost of stamp for mailing a letter in U.S.A.: 8 cents." [Based on: S.L.P.D. article (Cost of mailing a letter will jump to 39 cents next week [January 2006]), p. C1, S.L.P.D., 01/03/06]
1971 - Project Gutenberg - "Michael S. Hart founds Project Gutenberg, an attempt to turn all major book classics into free etext." [Link: 1]
1971 - The Spiritual Notebook - "Copyright 1971: The Spiritual Notebook, by Paul Twitchell. Copyright transferred to ECKANKAR in 1979. 10th Printing: 1983."
1971 - The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Book II - "Copyright 1971: The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Book Two, by Paul Twitchell. Second Edition: 1988."
*Trivia: "Paul encouraged people to read The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad and make their own study. He never said to take the words as holy, as the last word. You take the words and check out the teachings from within. You ask: Does this work for me or doesn't it? You have to know. And based upon what you know is how you conduct your life out here. This is what governs your relationship with your friends and your family. It governs every aspect of you in the lower worlds, including your ethics and morality." [Harold Klemp, International Youth Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 21, 1984] [See also: Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 10]
1971 - Notable Songs of 1971 - "Black Magic Woman" (Santana); "Brown Sugar" (The Rolling Stones); "Go Away Little Girl" (Donny Osmond); "Imagine" (John Lennon); "It Don't Come Easy" (Ringo Starr); "Knock Three Times" (Dawn); "My Sweet Lord" (George Harrison); "Rose Garden" (Lynn Anderson); "Stairway to Heaven" (Led Zeppelin); "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye); "Dark Side of the Moon" (Pink Floyd); "Theme from Shaft" (Isaac Hayes)
1971 - Notable Albums of 1971 - "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath); "Tapestry" (Carole King); "Led Zeppelin IV" (Led Zeppelin); "Blue" (Joni Mitchell); "Sticky Fingers" (The Rolling Stones); "Who's Next" (The Who)
1971 - Flood Trivia / 1971 - "Number of notable floods this year: at least 1. Number of flood deaths: 130." [E.M.]
1971 - Typhoon Trivia / 1971 - "Number of notable typhoons this year: at least 1. Number of typhoon deaths: 130." [E.M.]
1971 - Earthquake Trivia / 1971 - "Number of notable earthquakes this year: at least 2. Number of earthquake deaths: 925." [E.M.]
1971 - "Natural Disaster" Deaths / 1971 - "Estimated number of people who died from natural disasters this year: at least 1,185." [E.M.]
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1972 - HP-35 Pocket Calculator - January 4th, 1972: "On January 4, 1972, Hewlett-Packard introduced the HP-35, the world's first pocket electronic scientific calculator. Known as 'the electronic slide rule,' the HP-35 was priced at $395, and HP sold more than 100,000 of them the first year. By the time the HP-35 was discontinued in 1975, just three and a half years after its introduction, more than 300,000 units had been sold." [Based on: Leo Laporte's 2005 Technology Almanac, p. 6]
1972 - Year of the Rat - January 16th, 1972: "The Chinese Year of the Rat begins."
1972 - NBC Premier / "Sanford and Son" - Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan. 14-20: "Sanford and Son" made its premiere on NBC. [Based on: A.P. article, p. E5, S.L.P.D., 01/18/07]
1972 - Birth / Rob Thomas - February 14th, 1972: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Rock singer (Matchbox Twenty), Rob Thomas."
1972 - Birth / Billie Joe Armstrong - February 17th, 1972: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Rock singer-musician (Green Day), Billie Joe Armstrong."
1972 - President Nixon / Beijing, China - February 21st, 1972: "Pres. Nixon arrived in Beijing Feb. 21 for an 8-day visit to China, in a 'journey for peace;' a joint communique released Feb. 27 called for increased Sino-U.S. contracts." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 552]
1972 - Concert Premier / "Dark Side of the Moon" - Entertainment highlights during the week of Feb. 17th-23rd, 1972: Pink Floyd premiered "Dark Side of the Moon" in concert at London's Rainbow Theater. The album was released the next year. [Based on: A.P. article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. E2, S.L.P.D., 02/18/08]
1972 - Pilot Movie / Kung Fu - "Reportedly: 'The original airdate of season 1, began with the pilot movie on 2/22/72. The third and final season ended with "The Last Raid" episode which aired 4/26/75.' "
1972 - Flooding / Buffalo Creek, West Virginia - "Flood date(s): February 26th, 1972. Number of recorded deaths: 118." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1972 - Status / U.S. Equal Rights Amendment - March 22nd, 1972: "Equal Rights amendment unratified."
*Trivia: "The Equal Rights Amendment was defeated after a 10-year struggle, when the deadline for ratification expired June 30 [1982]." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 553]
1972 - North Vietnamese Attacks - March 30th, 1972: "North Vietnamese forces launched the biggest attacks in 4 years across the demilitarized zone Mar. 30. The U.S. responded Apr. 15 by resumption of bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong after a 4-year lull." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 552]
1972 - "Burning Love" / Elvis Presley - Entertainment highlights during the week of March 26-April 1: "Elvis Presley recorded what was his last major hit, 'Burning Love.' " [Based on: A.P.]
1972 - Earthquake / S. Iran - April 10th, 1972: "Earthquake location: S. Iran. Earthquake magnitude: 7.1. Number of recorded fatalities: 5,054." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 208]
1972 - Birth / Jennifer Garner - April 17th, 1972: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actress, Jennifer Garner ."
1972 - Tel Aviv Suicide Attack - May, 1972: "The Middle East was in turmoil, and it sent shockwaves of violence around the world. Japanese far-left militants killed 25 people in a suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport in May 1972."
1972 - U.S. Mines / North Vietnamese Ports - May 8th, 1972: "Pres. Nixon announced May 8 the mining of North Vietnam ports." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 552]
1972 - President Nixon / Moscow - May 22nd, 1972: "In first visit of a U.S. president to Moscow, Pres. Nixon arrived May 22 for summit talks with Kremlin leaders that culminated in a landmark strategic arms pact (SALT I)." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 552]
1972 - Signed / SALT I Treaty - May 26th, 1972: "President Richard Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT 1), the first agreement to limit the number and type of nuclear weapons systems." [Based on: N.G.M., August 2005, p. 107]
1972 - Flooding / Rapid City, South Dakota - "Flood date(s): June 9th, 1972. Number of recorded deaths: 236." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1972 - Watergate Break-In - June 17th, 1972: "Five men are arrested in a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1972 - Ground Combat End / Vietnam - June 17th, 1972: "U.S. ground combat in Vietnam ends."
1972 - "I Am Woman" / Helen Reddy - June 24th, 1967: Entertainment highlights during the week of June 18th-24th, 1972: Helen Reddy released the song "I Am Woman." [Based on: A.P.]
1972 - Hurricane Agnes / Florida to New York - "Hurricane date(s): June 19th-29th, 1972. Number of recorded deaths: 118." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1972 - Watergate Discussion / President Richard Nixon & H.R. Haldeman - June 20th, 1972: "President Richard Nixon and aide H.R. Haldeman discuss Watergate. Later, prosecutors find an 18-minute gap in tape of that conversation." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1972 - Conversation / Henry Kissinger & Zhou Enlai - June 22nd, 1972: "Henry Kissinger quietly acknowledged to China in 1972 [June 22nd?] that the United States could accept a communist takeover of South Vietnam if it evolved after a withdrawal of U.S. forces. [....]" [Based on: A.P. article (Secret conversations of Kissinger revealed / Diplomat told Chinese in 1972 that U.S. could accept communism in South Vietnam, newly released memos show), p. A28, S.L.P.D., 05/27/06]
1972 - European Tour / Paul McCartney & Wings - Entertainment highlights during the week of July 9th-15th, 1972: "Paul McCartney began a European tour in France with his band Wings. It was his first tour since the final Beatles tour in 1966." [Based on: A.P. article, p. C2, S.L.P.D., 07/10/06]
1972 - Flooding / Luzon Island, Philippines- "Flood date(s): August 7th, 1972. Number of recorded deaths: 454." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1972 - Last U.S Combat Troops / Vietnam - August 11th, 1972: "Last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam Aug. 11." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 552]
1972 - Birth / Ben Affleck - August 15th, 1972: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actor, Ben Affleck."
1972 - Flooding / Pakistan - "Flood date(s): August 19th-31st, 1972. Number of recorded deaths: 1,500." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1972 - Birth / Cameron Diaz - August 30th, 1972: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actress, Cameron Diaz."
1972 - Summer Olympic Games / Munich, W. Germany - "In 1972, the Summer Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany. In 1972, Arab ['Black September'] extremists broke into the Olympic village and killed 11 Israeli team members. Also, in 1972, American swimmer Mark Spitz set a record for the most medals won by one individual at a single Olympics: seven golds. In 1972, the Winter Olympic Games were held in Sapporo, Japan."
*Trivia: "The Munich Olympics turned into a nightmare, with the slaying of nine Israeli athletes by Palestinian militants of the radical Black September movement. Israeli jets pounded targets in Syria and Lebanon."
1972 - CBS Premier / "The Waltons" - Entertainment highlights during the week of Sept. 10-16, 1972: "The Waltons" TV series debuted on CBS. [Based on: A.P. article, p. B4, S.L.P.D., 09/11/06]
1972 - CBS Premier / "M*A*S*H" - "Entertainment highlights during the week of Sept. 11-17, 1972: "M*A*S*H" premiered on CBS." [Based on: A.P.]
1972 - Indictments / Watergate Break-In - September 15th, 1972: "Seven men, including two former White House aides, are indicted in Watergate break-in." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1972 - Birth / Gwyneth Paltrow - September 27th, 1972: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actress, Gwyneth Paltrow."
1972 - Peace Talks / Vietnam - "In 1972, Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho reached an agreement in principle on several key measures leading to a cease-fire in Vietnam. Kissinger's view that 'peace is at hand,' is dimmed somewhat by South Vietnamese President Thieu's opposition to the agreement."
1972 - Typhoon Theresa / Philippines - "Typhoon date(s): December 3rd, 1972. Number of recorded deaths: 169." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1972 - U.S. Bombing Resumed / North Vietnam - December 18th, 1972: "Full-scale bombing of North Vietnam resumed after Paris peace negotiations reached an impasse Dec. 18." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 552]
1972 - Earthquake / Managua, Nicaragua - December 23rd, 1972: "Earthquake location: Managua, Nicaragua . Earthquake magnitude: 6.2. Number of recorded fatalities: 5,000." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 208]
1972 - Reelection / U.S. President Richard Nixon - November 7th, 1972: "Nixon Wins Reelection."
1972 - Record Close / DJIA - November 14th, 1972: "The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time, Nov. 14." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 552]
1972 - Birth / Jude Law - December 29th, 1972: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actor, Jude Law."
1972 - Whereabouts? / George W. Bush - "Military records that could help establish President George W. Bush's whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon. [....] The destroyed records cover three months in 1972 and 1973 when Bush's claims of service in Alabama are in question." [New York Times, 07/09/04]
1972 - Dollars for Oil / U.S.A. & Saudia Arabia, ect. - 1972: "[....] When in 1970-1971 foreigners demanded payment for their dollars in gold, The U.S. Government defaulted on its payment on August 15, 1971. While the popular spin told the story of "severing the link between the dollar and gold", in reality the denial to pay back in gold was an act of bankruptcy by the U.S. Government. Essentially, the U.S. declared itself an Empire. It had extracted an enormous amount of economic goods from the rest of the world, with no intention or ability to return those goods, and the world was powerless to respond - the world was taxed and it could not do anything about it.
"From that point on, to sustain the American Empire and to continue to tax the rest of the world, the United States had to force the world to continue to accept ever-depreciating dollars in exchange for economic goods and to have the world hold more and more of those depreciating dollars. It had to give the world an economic reason to hold them, and that reason was oil.
"In 1971, as it became clearer and clearer that the U.S Government would not be able to buy back its dollars in gold, it made in 1972-73 an iron-clad arrangement with Saudi Arabia to support the power of the House of Saud in exchange for accepting only U.S. dollars for its oil. The rest of OPEC was to follow suit and also accept only dollars. Because the world had to buy oil from the Arab oil countries, it had the reason to hold dollars as payment for oil. Because the world needed ever increasing quantities of oil at ever increasing oil prices, the world's demand for dollars could only increase. Even though dollars could no longer be exchanged for gold, they were now exchangeable for oil. [....]"
[Based on: Article (The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse) by Krassimir Petrov, Ph. D.]
http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1137510262.php]1972 - Trivia / Space Exploration - "NASA launched Pioneer 10 for first Jupiter fly-by in December 1973 - First astronomical telescope on the Moon with NASA Apollo i6 and Astronauts Young and Duke - First color-image of Earth from NASA 1800lb ERTS i - 32-in telescope in Earth orbit Oil 4850-lb OAO 3 (Copernicus) - Last manned landing on Moon by Astronauts Cernan and Schmitt in NASA Apollo 17; 250-lbs of lunar samples returned from Taurus-Littrow." [Link: 1]
1972 - Discovered / Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria - "Found by chance during construction works in 1972 in the western industrial part of Varna the Varna Eneolithic Necropolis was under research excavations till 1991 under the direction of Mr. M.Lazarov /1972-1976/ and Mr. I. Ivanov /1972-1991/. It is situated about 500 m to the north of the Varna Lake and about 4 km to the west of downtown Varna. [....]"
[Based on: http://www.varna-bg.com/museums/archaeology/enexhibit/enhall5.htm]
*Trivia: "[....] The Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis (4600 - 4200 B.C.) which experts qualify as 'the world's oldest gold and Europe's most ancient civilization' was a sensational discovery. [....]"
[Based on: http://www.travel-bulgaria.com/content/treasures.shtml]
*Trivia: "[....] The golden artifacts from a vast burial complex discovered in the 1970s near the Black Sea port of Varna date back to the end of the fifth millennium B.C. and are internationally renowned as the world's oldest golden treasure." [Based on: A.P. article, p. A12, S.L.P.D., 08/18/05]
1972 - Trivia / Sidney Gottlieb -
Sidney Gottlieb (August 3, 1918 – March 7, 1999) was an American chemist probably best-known for his involvement with the Central Intelligence Agency mind control program (MKULTRA).
Sidney was born in the Bronx under the name Joseph Schneider. He received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology. Despite the fact that he was a stutterer since childhood, Sidney got a master's degree in speech therapy. He also had a club foot, but this did not stop him from practicing folk dancing, a lifelong passion.
In 1951, Sidney Gottlieb joined the Central Intelligence Agency. As a poison expert, he headed the chemical division of the Technical Services Staff (TSS). Sidney became known as the "Black Sorcerer" and the "Dirty Trickster". He supervised preparations of lethal poisons and experiments in mind control.
[....]
In 1972 while still the head of the Technical Services Staff, shortly before retirement, Sidney Gottlieb allegedly destroyed most of the CIA files pertaining to him.
Sidney Gottlieb's passing on March 10, 1999 came at a convenient time for the CIA, as several new trials involving victims of its experiments were commencing.
[Based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Gottlieb]
1972 - Established / Biological Weapons Convention - "The Biological Weapons Convention was established. The treaty prohibited the research development and production of offensive biological weapons. The Soviet Union and the United States both ratified the treaty."
1972 - Supreme Court Ruling Trivia / Domestic Wiretaps - "When Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito worked at the Justice Department in President Ronald Reagan's administration in 1984, he defended in a memo the right of government officials to order domestic wiretaps for national security. The National Archives released the memo and scores of other documents related to Alito on Friday [12/23/05]. The memo dealt with whether government officials should have blanket protection from suits when authorizing wiretaps. Alito wrote, 'I do not question that the attorney general should have this immunity. But for tactical reasons, I would not raise the issue here.' Despite Alito's warning that the government would lose, Reagan's administration took the fight to the Supreme Court. The case questioned whether President Richard Nixon's attorney general, John Mitchell, could be sued for authorizing a warrantless domestic wiretap to gather information about a terrorist plot. In its court brief, the government argued for absolute immunity for the attorney general on matters of national security. The case ultimately led in 1985 to a ruling by the Supreme Court that the attorney general and other senior officials could be sued for violating people's rights, in the name of national security, with such actions as domestic wiretaps. But the court said Mitchell was protected from such suits, because when he authorized the wiretap, he was unaware that his actions violated the Fourth Amendment. The decision was consistent with the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in 1972 that it was unconstitutional for the government to conduct wiretaps without court approval." [Based on: A.P. article (Court nominee defended domestic wiretaps in 1984), p. A22, S.L.P.D., 12/24/05]
1972 - The ECK-Vidya, Ancient Science of Prophecy - "Copyright 1972: The ECK-Vidya, Ancient Science of Prophecy, by Paul Twitchell [Died: 1971]. Copyright 1972 [First Printing] by Gail Twitchell. Sixth Printing: 1982."
1972 - Notable Songs of 1972 - "Burning Love" (Elvis Presley); "I Am Woman" (Helen Reddy)
1972 - Notable Albums of 1972 - "Harvest" (Neil Young); "Exile on Main Street" (The Rolling Stones)
1972 - Flood Trivia / 1972 - "Number of notable floods this year: at least 4. Number of flood deaths: 2,308." [E.M.]
1972 - Typhoon Trivia / 1972 - "Number of notable typhoons this year: at least 1. Number of typhoon deaths: 169." [E.M.]
1972 - Hurricane Trivia / 1972 - "Number of notable hurricanes this year: at least 1. Number of hurricane deaths: 118." [E.M.]
1972 - Earthquake Trivia / 1972 - "Number of notable earthquakes this year: at least 2. Number of earthquake deaths: 10,054." [E.M.]
1972 - "Natural Disaster" Deaths / 1972 - "Estimated number of people who died from natural disasters this year: at least 12,649." [E.M.]
1973
1973 - Katun 18:12 CAUAC - 1973-1992: "Planetary Ruler: Lunar Pluto. Stage 12. LAMAT Cycle. Harmonic Index: 1857600. A.D. 1973-1992. Morphogenetic Patterns Reach Maximum Entropy. [....]" [Based on: The Mayan Factor, by Jose Arguelles (Copyright 1987), p. 144]
1973 - ABC Debut / Schoolhouse Rock - January 6th, 1973: "The very first Schoolhouse Rock cartoon debuted on the ABC network on this Saturday morning in 1973. Millions of kids sang along with - and learned a little from - Schoolhouse Rock from 1973 to 1985. There were 41 segments in all: the first broadcast was 'Three Is a Magic Number.' " [Leo Laporte's 2005 Technology Almanac, p. 8]
1973 - Indictments Trivia / Watergate Break-In - January 11th-30th, 1973: "Five men plead guilty to conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping. Two stand trial and are convicted." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1973 - Last Episode / "Bonanza" - Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan 13th-19th, 1973: The last episode of "Bonanza" aired on NBC. [Based on: A.P. article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. E3, S.L.P.D., 01/15/08]
1973 - U.S. Cease Fire / Vietnam - January 28th, 1973: "A cease-fire agreement that, in the words of Richard Nixon, 'brings peace with honor in Vietnam and Southeast Asia,' is signed in Paris by Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. The agreement is to go into effect on January 28, 1973."
*Trivia: "United States, South and North Vietnam and National Liberation Front sign [01/27/1973] peace pact." [Based on: S.L.P.D., p. A5, 04/25/05]
1973 - Kiss / New York - Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan 28 - Feb. 3, 1973: Kiss performed their first show, in New York. [Based on: Article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. E5, S.L.P.D., 01/30/07]
1973 - Debut / "Midnight Special" - Entertainment highlights during the week of January 30th-February 5th, 1973: The NBC-TV rock show "Midnight Special" debuted, with Helen Reddy as host. [A.P.]
1973 - Wounded Knee Siege - February 27, 1973: "When machine-gun-toting American Indian militants took over Wounded Knee in 1973, the eyes of the world focussed on the tiny Pine Ridge reservation villiage and the tense 71-day standoff with federal agents." [A.P., 02/01/04]
1973 - Last American Troops / Vietnam - March 29th, 1973: "Last American Troops Leave Vietnam."
1973 - World's 1st Cell Phone Call - April 3rd, 1973: "[....] Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the world's first cell phone call. [....]" [Based on: DISCOVER magazine (June 2007) article (TIRELESS WIRELESS / HOW RADIO CHANGED EVERYTHING) by Guy Gugliotta, p. 26]
1973 - Resignations / H.R. Haldeman & John D. Ehrlichman - April 30th, 1973: "Haldeman and Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman resign. White House aide John Dean is fired." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1973 - Monsoon Rains / India - "Monsoon date(s): June-August, 1973. Number of recorded deaths: 1,217." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1973 - Testimony Trivia / Senate Watergate Committee - July 16th, 1973: "Testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee, particularly from Dean, reveals that all of Nixon's White House conversations were taped." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1973 - Supreme Court Ruling / Watergate Documents & Tapes - July 24th, 1973: "The Supreme Court rules that Nixon must provide the tapes and documents subpoenaed by special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
*Trivia: "The Supreme Court rules [07/24/1974] Nixon must hand over the tapes."
1973 - Bombing Cessation / Cambodia - August 14th, 1973: "The Senate Armed Services Committee opens hearing on the US bombing of Cambodia. Allegations are made that the Nixon administration allowed bombing raids to be carried out during what was supposed to be a time when Cambodia's neutrality was officially recognized. As a result of the hearings, Congress orders that all bombing in Cambodia cease effective at midnight, August 14, 1973."
1973 - Nobel Prize Winner / Henry Kissinger - "The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Henry Kissinger of the United States and Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam. Kissinger accepts the award, while Tho declines, saying that a true peace does not yet exist in Vietnam."
1973 - Birth / Lisa Ling - August 30th, 1973: "Reportedly born on this date in history: TV personality, Lisa Ling."
1973 - CIA-Contrived Coup / Chile - September 11th, 1973: "The elected president of Chile, was overthrown and died in a CIA-contrived coup." [Links: 1, 2]
1973 - Yom Kippur War / Israel - "On October 6th, 1973, which was the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Egyptians and the Syrians launched a surprise attack against Israel. After a brief confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, a cease-fire went into effect on October 22nd, 1973."
1973 - Nuclear Weapons Assembly / Israel? - October 1973: "The U.S. goes on nuclear alert during the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War. Israel reportedly assembles nuclear weapons during the war." [Based on: N.G.M., August 2005, p. 107]
1973 - Trivia / Depleted Uranium Weapons - [....] The first DU weapons system was developed for the Navy in 1968, and DU weapons were given to and used by Israel in 1973 under U.S. supervision in the Yom Kippur war against the Arabs. [....]"
[Based on: http://www.sfbayview.com/081804/depleteduranium081804.shtml]
1973 - Watergate Trivia / The "Saturday Night Massacre" - October 20th, 1973: "Cox refuses to compromise on the tapes, and Nixon orders Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Cox. Richardson refuses and resigns in protest. Richardson's number two also refuses and resigns. Acting Attorney General Robert Bork fires Cox. This becomes known as the 'Saturday Night massacre.' " [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
*Trivia: "The Supreme Court rules [07/24/1974] Nixon must hand over the tapes."
1973 - Birth / William Herschel - November 16th, 1973: "Astronomer Sir William Herschel born, 1738." [Based on: The Old Farmer's Almanac (2006) by Robert B. Thomas, p. 97]
1973 - U.S. Premier / "The Exorcist" - December, 1968: Entertainment highlights during the week of Dec. 26-Jan 1: "The Exorcist," a movie directed by William Friedkin and starring Linda Blair, premiered in theaters nationwide. [A.P., 12/27/04]
1973 - U.S. Petro-Dollars - "The recycling of petro-dollars is the price the US has extracted from oil-producing countries for US tolerance of the oil-exporting cartel since 1973."
1973 - Trivia / U.S. Income Gap - "Over two decades, the income gap has increased steadily between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks, and those at the middle or bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less. [....] The wealthiest 20 percent of households in 1973 accounted for 44 percent of total U.S. income, according to the Census Bureau. Their share jumped to 50 percent in 2002 while everyone else's fell. For the bottom fifth, the share dropped from 4.2 percent to 3.5 percent." [By Leigh Strope, A.P., 08/17/04]
1973 - Timeline Trivia / Lebanon - 1973: "The Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas clash." [A.P., 02/15/05]
1973 - Changing Images of Man - "In 1973 the United States government commissioned a report from SRI International entitled Changing Images of Man, edited by Willis W. Harman and O.W. Markley, which conclude that the spread of what it termed 'the new values' - spiritual and ecological awareness and self-reilisation movements - is become virtually unstoppable. This would bring about a transformation of society (particularly in the United States) that would radically undermine 'modern industrial-state culture and institutions' and result in 'serious social disruptions, economic decline, runaway inflation, and even institutional collapse'. This report anticipates a lessening of trust in authority and a reaction against a regimented, tightly controlled society. It also suggested ways of preventing this worst-case scenario by identifying existing institutions or traditions that could be used to control and contain the impetus of the new movement. Significantly, it recommended as one of the best solutions the tradition of Freemasonry. [....] What is particularly significant is that this report was produced by SRI International at the very time that they were heavily involved with the CIA and the US Defense Department. Imagine how it must have made alarm bells ring in the corridors of power, especially as it stressed that such a transformation of society was inevitable. The only recourse for those in positions of power and authority was for them to actively hijack the belief systems that underpinned this social unrest, moving it in whatever direction gave them the greatest advantage and retaining their control over the masses." [The Stargate Conspiracy, p. 318-319]
1973 - Whereabouts? / George W. Bush - "Military records that could help establish President George W. Bush's whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon. [....] The destroyed records cover three months in 1972 and 1973 when Bush's claims of service in Alabama are in question." [New York Times, 07/09/04]
1973 - Formed / The Trilateral Commission - 1973: "The Trilateral Commission was formed in 1973 by private citizens of Japan, Europe (European Union countries), and North America (United States and Canada) to foster closer cooperation among these core democratic industrialized areas of the world with shared leadership responsibilities in the wider international system. Originally established for three years, our work has been renewed for successive triennia (three-year periods), most recently for a triennium to be completed in 2006. [....]"
[Based on: http://www.trilateral.org/about.htm]
*Trivia: "The Trilateral Commission was established in 1973. Its founder and primary financial angel was international financier, David Rockefeller, longtime chairman of the Rockefeller family-controlled Chase Manhattan Bank and undisputed overlord of his family's global corporate empire. [....]"
[Based on: http://www.afgen.com/trilateral.html]
1973 - Darwin Gross / The Mahanta?, the Living ECK Master? - "... by the end of 1973 and early 1974 Darwin [Darwin Gross] was being introduced as the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master, at all the major seminars, and in the ECK publications." [See: Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 12]
*Trivia: "I've often wondered how differently things might have gone if Darwin had heeded Paul's warning, in his Illuminated Way Letter of January 1971:
The next MAHANTA is about fifteen years away. He is now in training but where he is nobody knows and won't know for a long time yet. Meanwhile, I am serving as the MAHANTA, the Living ECK Master, until the time comes to appoint an ECK Master who may serve in the interim until the next MAHANTA is appointed. So those who make claims to the spiritual title are being boastful and exceeding the very characteristics of any of the ECK Masters. The Masters of ECKANKAR are not at all forward in temperament but quiet, almost shy in nature and frankly very brusque in speech and manner.
[Based on: Doug Marman, Dialogue in the Age of Criticism, Chap. 12]
1973 - The Heritage Foundation - "Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a neo-conservative public policy research institute."
*Trivia: "From its inception, the Heritage Foundation urged its followers 'to strangle the environmental movement,' which it declared 'the greatest single threat to the American economy,' dismissing global warming , acid rain, and other environmental crises as 'henny pennyism.' Its prominence as the leading voice for pollution-based prosperity helped it attract enormous donations from the automobile, coal, oil, and chemical companies." [Robert F. Kennedt Jr., Crimes Against Nature, p. 24]
1973 - Biological Weapons Destruction / U.S.A. - "The entire United Sates arsenal of biological weapons is destroyed except for seed stocks held for research purposes."
*Trivia: "The Army plans to ship chemical waste from the destruction of deadly VX nerve agent stockpiled in Indiana through Illinois and Missouri to Texas for incineration. [NP] The plan's opponents strongly oppose incinerating the VX hydrolysate in favor of treating and disposing of it on-site. [NP] The Army's project to destroy the Newport Chemical Depot's stockpile of the VX is expected to produce about 2 million gallons of hydrolysate. [NP] Army spokesman Greg Mahall said the first trucks carrying the residue could leave next week, traversing Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missippi, Louisiana and Texas." [Based on: News Services article (Army will ship out chemical waste), p. A4, S.L.P.D., 04/13/07]
1973 - Sky Lab / U.S.A. - "NASA 190,000-lb Skylab in Earth orbit made many astronomical observations and engineering experiments performed by three crews in visits as long as 85 days." [Link: 1]
1973 - Launched / Mariner 10, U.S.A. - "NASA iio8-lb Mariner 10 launched for Venus and Mercury fly-bys." [Link: 1]
1973 - Launched / Mars Probes, USSR - "Soviet Union launched Mars 4, 5, and 6, of which Mars 5 soft landed in March 1974." [Link: 1]
1973 - ECKANKAR Dictionary - "Copyright 1973: ECKANKAR Dictionary, by Paul Twitchell [Died: 1971]. 6th Printing: 1986."
*Trivia: "Another version of the ECKANKAR Dictionary, called: A Cosmic Sea of Words, The ECKANKAR Lexicon, was published in 1998 [by ECKANKAR]." [E.M.]
1973 - Letters to Gail, Volume I - "Copyright 1973: Letters to Gail, Volume I, by Paul Twitchell [Died: 1971]. 5th Printing: 1983."
1973 - Notable Songs of 1973 - "Midnight Train to Georgia" (Gladys Knight & The Pips); "Dark Side of the Moon" (Pink Floyd)
1973 - Notable Albums of 1973 - "Houses of the Holy" (Led Zeppelin); "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye); "Dark Side of the Moon" (Pink Floyd)
1973 - Monsoon Trivia / 1973 - "Number of notable monsoons this year: at least 1. Number of deaths: 1,217." [E.M.]
1973 - "Natural Disaster" Deaths / 1973 - "Estimated number of people who died from natural disasters this year: at least 1,217." [E.M.]
1974
1974 - Recording Contract / Kiss - Entertainment highlights during the week of January 6th-12th, 1974: Kiss signed its first recording contract, with Casablanca Records. [Based on: A.P. article, p. E3, S.L.P.D., 01/08/08]
1974 - ABC Premier / "Happy Days" - Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan 13th-19th, 1974: The sitcom "Happy Days" premiered on ABC. [Based on: A.P. article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. E3, S.L.P.D., 01/15/08]
1974 - Unity of Man Conference / Kirpal Singh - February 3-6, 1974:
He [Kirpal Singh] convened the first World Conference on Unity of Man, which took place in Delhi from 3 to 6 February 1974 (see also His talk "The Remodeling of our Destiny" delivered at the Inaugural Session here [4]). Religious, political, and social leaders from all over India, and delegates from approximately 18 countries participated in the conference. This World Conference was the beginning of the Unity of Man movement (see also last circular letter "On the Unity of Man" issued on May 15, 1974 here [5] or here [6]). As a result of the conference Sant Kirpal Singh was invited by the government to address to the Indian Parliament. When he spoke to the members of the Lok Sabha on 1 August 1974, it was the first time that a spiritual leader was given that honour.
[Based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirpal_Singh]
1974 - Mars Landing / Mars 5 - The Russian-made Mars 5 soft landed on Mars in March 1974."
1974 - First Tour / Jefferson Starship - Entertainment highlights during the week of March 18th-24, 1953: Jefferson Airplane began its first tour as Jefferson Starship. [Based on: A.P. article (THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS), p. D5, S.L.P.D., 04/28/07]
1974 - Flooding / Tubaro, Brazil - "Flood date(s): March 29th, 1974. Number of recorded deaths: 1,000." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1974 - Birth / Penelope Cruz - April 28th, 1974: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actress, Penelope Cruz."
1974 - Indian Nuclear Device Detonation / Rajasthan Desert - May 18th, 1974: "India detonates an underground nuclear device, called Smiling Buddha, in the Rajasthan desert." [Based on: N.G.M., August 2005, p. 107]
1974 - Birth / Jewel - May 23rd, 1974: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Singer, Jewel."
1974 - Birth / Alanis Morissette - June 1st, 1974: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Singer, Alanis Morissette."
1974 - Storm Dinah, Luzon Island, Philippines - "Storm date(s): June11th, 1974. Number of recorded deaths: 71." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1974 - Typhoon Gilda / Japan & South Korea - "Typhoon date(s): July 11th, 1974. Number of recorded deaths: 108." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1974 - Supreme Court Ruling / Watergate Tapes - July 24th, 1974: "The Supreme Court rules [07/24/1974] Nixon must hand over the tapes." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1974 - Articles of Impeachment / U.S. President Richard Nixon - July 27th-30th, 1974: "House Judiciary Committee approves three articles of impeachment: obstruction of justice, misuse of powers and violation of his oath of office, and failure to comply with House subpoenas." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1974 - Resignation / Richard Nixon - August 9th, 1974: "The Watergate scandal reached its dramatic crescendo in August 1974, with the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the first American President to be brought low by the threat of impeachment. One of the first acts of his successor, the unelected Vice-president Gerald Ford, was to grant Nixon a full pardon [11/08/1974] for his role in Watergate."
1974 - U.S. President Gerald R. Ford - August 9th, 1974: "The 38th American President, Gerald R. Ford [Republican], begins his term."
1974 - Flooding / MontyLong, Bangladesh - "Flood date(s): August 12th, 1974. Number of recorded deaths: 2,500." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]
1974 - The Ramones / New York - Entertainment highlights during the week of August 13th-19th, 1974: The Ramones played their first gig in New York. [Based on: A.P. article, p. C2, S.L.P.D., 08/14/06]
1974 - Died / Kirpal Singh - August 21st, 1974: "Sant Kirpal Singh (6 February 1894–21 August 1974) was a Guru who was born in Sayyad Kasran, a part of the Punjab which now belongs to Pakistan. [....]"
*Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirpal_Singh
1974 - Last Episode / "The Brady Bunch" - Entertainment highlights during the week of Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1974: "The last episode of 'The Brady Bunch' aired on ABC." [Based on: A.P., 08/29/05]
1974 - Nixon Pardon / U.S. President Gerald R. Ford - September 8th, 1974: "President Gerald Ford pardons Nixon." [Based on: A.P. article, S.L.P.D., p. A6, 06/01/05]
1974 - NBC Debut / Little House on the Prairie - September 11th, 1974: "NBC television series premier: Little House on the Prairie." [Link: 1]
1974 - Birth / Jimmy Fallon - September 19th, 1974: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Comedian, Jimmy Fallon."
1974 - Hurricane Fifi / Honduras - "Hurricane date(s): September 19th-20th, 1974. Number of recorded deaths: 2,000." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1974 - Birth / Natalie Maines - October 14th, 1974: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Country singer (Dixie Chicks), Natalie Maines."
1974 - Birth / Nelly - November 2nd, 1974: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Rapper, Nelly."
1974 - Revelation / MKSEARCH - December 1974: "In December 1974, The New York Times reported that the CIA had conducted illegal domestic activities, including experiments on U.S. citizens, during the 1960s. That report prompted investigations by both the U.S. Congress (in the form of the Church Committee) and a presidential commission (known as the Rockefeller Commission) into the domestic activities of the CIA, the FBI, and intelligence-related agencies of the military. In the summer of 1975, congressional hearings and the Rockefeller Commission report revealed to the public for the first time that the CIA and the DOD had conducted experiments on both cognizant and unwitting human subjects as part of an extensive program to influence and control human behavior through the use of psychoactive drugs such as LSD and mescaline and other chemical, biological, and psychological means. They also revealed that at least one subject had died after administration of LSD. [....]"
[Based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA#Origins]
1974 - Fighting / North & South Vietnam - December 13th, 1974: "Fighting erupts between North and South Vietnamese forces in Phuoc Long province." [Based on: S.L.P.D., p. A5, 04/25/05]
1974 - Cyclone Darwin / Australia - "Cyclone date(s): December 25th, 1974. Number of recorded deaths: 50." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 206]
1974 - Strong Earthquake / Pakistan - December 28th, 1974: "Earthquake location: Pakistan. Earthquake magnitude: 6.3. Number of recorded fatalities: 52,000." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 208]
1974 - Kidnapped? / Patty Hearst - "Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst hit the headlines, big-time, in 1974 when she was kidnapped by a shady neo-revolutionary outfit calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. A couple of months later, she was captured on closed circuit TV helping her 'captors' to rob a bank. Hearst was eventually arrested and given a short jail sentence, as arguments raged over whether she had been brainwashed into joining the gang, or was in cahoots with it all along. She now lives a blameless suburban life."
1974 - Trivia / U.S. Health Insurance - "Employment Retirement Income Security Act enacted, preventing states from regulating health plans that are self-funded by employers." [Source: Institute of Medicine, 10/04/04]
1974 - Launched / Helios 1, U.S.A. - "In 1974, the German Helios 1 was launched by NASA to orbit the sun at 0-3 AU."
1974 - DU Weapons Testing / U.S.A. - [....] The first DU weapons system was developed for the Navy in 1968, and DU weapons were given to and used by Israel in 1973 under U.S. supervision in the Yom Kippur war against the Arabs. The Phalanx weapons system, using DU, was tested on the USS Bigelow out of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in 1977, and DU weapons have been sold by the U.S. to 29 countries. Military research report summaries detail the testing of DU from 1974-1999 at military testing grounds, bombing and gunnery ranges and at civilian labs under contract. Today 42 states are contaminated with DU from manufacture, testing and deployment. [....] A Japanese professor, Dr. K. Yagasaki, has calculated that 800 tons of DU is the atomicity equivalent of 83,000 Nagasaki bombs. The U.S. has used more DU since 1991 than the atomicity equivalent of 400,000 Nagasaki bombs. Four nuclear wars indeed, and 10 times the amount of radiation released into the atmosphere from atmospheric testing! No wonder our soldiers, their families and the people of the Middle East, Yugoslavia and Central Asia are sick. But as Henry Kissinger said after Vietnam when our soldiers came home ill from Agent Orange, 'Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used for foreign policy.' [....]"
[Based on: http://www.sfbayview.com/081804/depleteduranium081804.shtml]
1974 - Cost of Mailing a Letter? / U.S.A. - "Cost of stamp for mailing a letter in U.S.A.: 10 cents." [Based on: S.L.P.D. article (Cost of mailing a letter will jump to 39 cents next week [January 2006]), p. C1, S.L.P.D., 01/03/06]
1974 - Excavation / Terracotta Warriors, China - "One of the great archaeological finds of the century was unearthed in China. A team excavating the tomb of the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi near the ancient capital of Xi'an, discovered a vast underground army of life-sized terracotta warriors, buried around the year 200 B.C .to guard their dead king."
1974 - The Talons Of Time - "Copyright 1974: The Talons Of Time, by Paul Twitchell [Died:1971]. 3rd Printing: 1987."
1974 - Flood Trivia / 1974 - "Number of notable floods this year: at least 2. Number of flood deaths: 3,500." [E.M.]
1974 - Storm Trivia / 1974 - "Number of notable storms this year: at least 1. Number of storm deaths: 71." [E.M.]
1974 - Cyclone Trivia / 1974 - "Number of notable cyclones this year: at least 1. Number of flood deaths: 50." [E.M.]
1974 - Typhoon Trivia / 1974 - "Number of notable typhoons this year: at least 1. Number of typhoon deaths: 108." [E.M.]
1974 - Hurricane Trivia / 1974 - "Number of notable hurricanes this year: at least 1. Number of hurricane deaths: 2,000." [E.M.]
1974- Earthquake Trivia / 1974 - "Number of notable earthquakes this year: at least 1. Number of earthquake deaths: 5,200." [E.M.]
1974 - "Natural Disaster" Deaths / 1974 - "Estimated number of people who died from natural disasters this year: at least 10,929." [E.M.]
1975
1975 - Trivia / U.S. Newspapers - "The days when most cities and even towns had several independently owned newspapers published by local people with close ties to the community are gone. Most of them were bought out or driven out of business by the mid-1970s. Today most 'local' newspapers are owned by a rather small number of large companies controlled by executives who live and work hundreds or even thousands of miles away." [Link: 1]
1975 - Earthquake / Haicheng, China - February 4th, 1975: "Earthquake location: Haicheng, China. Earthquake magnitude: 7.0. Number of recorded fatalities: 10,000."
1975 - Birth / Natalie Imbruglia - February 4th, 1975: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Singer, Natalie Imbruglia."
1975 - Birth / Drew Barrymore - February 22nd, 1975: "Reportedly born on this date in history: Actress, Drew Barrymore."