'70 inportant events

Black Sabbath releases thier first album "Black Sabbath"

Feb 13, 1970

Frst album for black sabbath, Concitred to be the first "Heavy metal album to be realesed.

The Beatles split up

Apr 10, 1970

After thier reign over music for over ten full years, sadly The Beatles are announced officially broken up

Jimi Hendrix found dead in London England

Sep 18, 1970

Jimi Hednrix was found dead in London England of drug related causes. inovator of the electric guitar dead at age 27

Janis Joplin dies

Oct 4, 1970

janis joplin queen of blues found dead in her hotel room of heroine over does, (death at age 27)

The EPA is created

Dec 2, 1970

Led Zepplin releases influecal song "Stairway To Heaven"

Mar 27, 1971

Queen is formed

Apr 3, 1971

The Lizzard King found dead

Jul 3, 1971

Jim Morisson lead singger of the doors found dead in bath tub in paris france (death at age 27)

The God Father is released n U.S. cinnima theaters

Mar 24, 1972

arcade version of pong is released

Nov 29, 1972

Probably known as one of the oldest games there is, Pong (Created by Atari) is a two dementonal game where two paddles are controlled by the player and a ball bounces back and frth, the goal is to get the ball on the other side and get it past the other players paddle the one with the most points win.

Rockband "KISS" is formed

Jan 1, 1973

Pink Floyd releses "Dark Side Of The Moon"

Mar 1, 1973

Led Zeppelin breaks the record of most people to attend a show

May 5, 1973

Led Zeppelin breaks the record of most people to attend a concert with 56,800 people breaking The Beatles previous record 55,600

Richard Nixon resigns

Aug 8, 1974

English rockband Motorhead is formed

Jan 1, 1975

bassist Lemmy Killmister and friends form the band (still currently touring) known as Motorhead.

Bill gates founds microsoft

Apr 5, 1975

The man who practicly invented the modern day computer and made billions off of it, Bill Gates creates the company that starts it all

SNL premires first episode

Oct 11, 1975

Rocky Horror Picture Show Premires in America

Nov 26, 1975

Rockband "Iron Maiden" is formed.

Dec 25, 1975

"Kiss" releases record "Destroyer"

Mar 15, 1976

Deep Purple breaks up

Mar 15, 1976

Steve Jobs forms Apple

Apr 1, 1976

the ramones release thier first album

Apr 23, 1976

Led Zepplin plays last show

Apr 13, 1977

George Lucas releases Star Wars

May 25, 1977

Plutos satilite (or moon) is discovred charon

Jun 22, 1978

First test tube baby

Jul 25, 1978

Three mile island nucular accident

Mar 28, 1979

Three Mile Island a nucular melt down. worst in the U.S. history

Introduction of Walkman

Jul 1, 1979

Sony releases a personal stero player called "Walkman"

Greensboro massacre

Nov 3, 1979

Five protest marchers shot and killed by K.K.K. and the American Nazi Party

references

Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Dec 31, 1980

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970

references

Period: Feb 1, 1980 to Dec 31, 1980