May 9th, 1970, was a Saturday. It was day 129 of 1970. The decade was the 1970s.
51 years, 1 months and 3 days have passed since May 9th, 1970.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
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The date is May 9th, 1970 and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
The summer of 1970 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual. In America, the song American Woman by Guess Who is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbaum is the number one hit song.
Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It's 1970, so radio stations are playing hit songs from artists such as Elvis Presley, Mungo Jerry, Shocking Blue, Diana Ross, Simon & Garfunkel, The Jackson 5 and The Carpenters. In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s is still popular. Clothing items such as tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, midi skirts, gauchos and Mexican blouses are being worn by women. Meanwhile, men are wearing dark satin shirts, ethnic-looking tunics, bell bottom jeans, tweed sports jackets and turtlenecks.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "Bonanza", "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Marcus Welby, M.D.". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Heckle and Jeckle", "My Three Sons" and "Spider-Man". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Ken (doll), Motorific (slot car toys), Lite-Brite and Crissy (doll).
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The best NBA players in 1970 were Willis Reed, Billy Cunningham, Connie Hawkins, Jerry West and Walt Frazier.
In 1970, the best soccer players were Gerd Müller, Bobby Moore, Luigi Riva, Franz Beckenbauer, Wolfgang Overath, Dragan Džajić, Johan Cruyff, Gordon Banks and Alessandro Mazzola.
"Patton" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1970.
"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel won a Grammy for 1970's Song of the Year.
Movies released in 1970 included Love Story, MASH, Airport, Patton, Woodstock, Little Big Man, Ryan's Daughter, "Tora! Tora! Tora!", Chariots of the Gods, The Aristocats, The Conformist, A Man Called Horse and The Vampire Lovers.
West Germany Chancellor Willy Brandt was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1970.
The Billboard Charts in 1970 were dominated by the likes of The Jackson 5, B. J. Thomas, The Beatles, The Carpenters, The Partridge Family, Simon & Garfunkel, Bread, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, George Harrison and Shocking Blue.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the hippie counterculture was at its height in popularity. The movement, which sprung up in opposition to the Vietnam War, was centered around peace, psychedelic music, sexual liberation, bright colors and drugs such as LSD and marijuana.
Around this period, color television was continuing to rise in popularity. However, black-and-white TV sets were still the most-purchased.
During this period, push-button telephones started to replace the older rotary style landlines.
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1970.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out May 9th, 1976 instead.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on May 9th, 1970.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 9th, 1970.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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