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April 22, 1970

On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day is celebrated. The year's #1 song was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel. Ricky Schroder, Saad Hariri, Willie Roaf would arrive in the same year.

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1970

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The year in brief

1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade.

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What happened

On April 22, 1970

  1. 1970 The first Earth Day is celebrated.

    Annual international event on April 22

    Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.

  2. 1970 Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park.

    City in California, United States

    San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. S. 3 million residents is the 18th-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Arrivals

Born on April 22, 1970

Regine Velasquez 1970– Filipino singer and actress (born 1970)

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Other moments from 1970

The class of 1970

Others born in 1970

Ricky Schroder 1970– American actor
Saad Hariri 1970– Saudi Arabian-Lebanese businessman and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Lebanon
Willie Roaf 1970– American football player
Kelly Holmes 1970– English athlete and double Olympic champion
Shemar Moore 1970– American actor
Rob Riggle 1970– American actor and comedian

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