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In 1970, On the cover of TV Guide: “Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Lucille Ball”. Other Articles: Bewitched, Bert Parks
In 1970, “George Of The Jungle”, TV Cartoon Show, Jay Wardʹs jungle; last aired on ABC.
In 1970, “Get It Together”, TV Music; last aired on ABC. The show couldnʹt get it together, so it was gone.
In 1970, “The Archie Comedy Hour”, TV Cartoon Show, last aired on CBS.
In 1970, “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour”, TV Childrens; last aired on NBC.
In 1970, “The Wacky Races”, TV Cartoon Show; last aired on CBS.
In 1970, “Underdog”, TV Cartoon Show, last aired on NBC.
In 1971, “Discovery”, TV Childrens; last aired on ABC.
In 1972, “Terrorists at the Olympics” In the middle of the night, Arab guerillas stole into the athletesʹ compound at the Munich Olympics, killing two Israelis and taking nine hostage. After negotiations failed, West German police made a rescue attempt that resulted in a tragic firefight in which all the hostages died. Pressed into service to cover the 23-hour crisis, ABC Sports announcer Jim McKay somberly reported, “Theyʹre all gone.”
In 1975, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a follower of mass murderer Charles Manson, failed in an attempt to shoot U.S. President Gerald Ford. Fromme was paroled in 2009 after 34 years in prison.
In 1975, TVʹS MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Appearing: FRANKIE VALLI and THE FOUR SEASONS (“SWEARING TO GOD”, “WHO LOVES YOU”); HOYT AXTON, KC and THE SUNSHINE BAND (“GET DOWN TONIGHT”), PETER FRAMPTON (“BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY”) and a salute to CREAM
In 1975, “ABCʹs Wide World Of Entertainment” last aired.
In 1975, “Spin-Off”, TV Game Show; last aired on CBS.
In 1976, (or September 6 when the telethon ended) Dean Martin “reunited” with Jerry Lewis on the latterʹs Labor Day Telethon, ending a 20-year separation (and apparently starting another one).
In 1976, “Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine”, TV Childrens; last aired on CBS.
In 1976, “Make A Wish”, TV Childrens; last aired on ABC.
In 1976, “The Groovie Goolies”, TV Cartoon Show; last aired on ABC.
In 1976, “The U.S. of Archie”, TV Cartoon Show, last aired on CBS.
In 1977, The Jerry Lewis 12th Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon raised $26,841,490.
In 1977, The U.S. launched the Voyager I spacecraft two weeks after launching its twin, Voyager II, toward fly-by of Jupiter and Saturn.
In 1977, “The Fitzpatricks” began airing on CBS
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David, Maryland, for Middle East peace talks that laid the groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after three decades of hostilities. The summit resulted in the Camp David Accords, which earned Sadat and Begin the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1979, On the “Eight is Enough” episode Merle the Pearl, Nicholas and Susan meet Merle the Pearl, a local minor league baseball player. Nicholas is upset that his young girlfriend is moving out of town and wants to introduce her to Merle the Pearl to impress her before she leaves. When Nicholas, who was in security custody for sneaking into the ballpark, and his girl meet Merle, who lost the game, Merle didnʹt recognize him, and the kids were let down. An angry Susan storms into Merleʹs practice session and gives her some mind, then Merle searches for Susan and after finally clearing the mess up, Merle falls for Susan and Nicholas gets his first kiss.
In 1970, “Don't Make Me Over” by Brenda And The Tabulations peaked at number 77 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Everybody's Got The Right To Love” by The Supremes peaked at number 21 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Hand Me Down World” by The Guess Who peaked at number 17 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me)” by Glass House peaked at number 90 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Stay Away from Me (I Love You Too Much)” by Major Lance peaked at number 67 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Black Hands And White Cotton” by Caboose peaked at number 59 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Country Song” by Original Caste peaked at number 29 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Crowded By Emptiness” by Ginette Reno peaked at number 87 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Glory Glory” by The Rascals With The Sweet Inspirations peaked at number 40 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Hand Me Down World” by The Guess Who peaked at number 10 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Moody Manitoba Morning” by Rick Neufeld peaked at number 83 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera)” by The Assembled Multitude peaked at number 6 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)” by Stevie Wonder peaked at number 19 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Wednesday In Your Garden” by Barry Allen peaked at number 91 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “You Better Think Twice” by Poco peaked at number 61 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)” by Three Dog Night peaked at number 3 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Mr. President” by D.B.M. And T. peaked at number 33 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Sweet Inspiration” by Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon peaked at number 10 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Mississippi” by John Phillips peaked at number 17 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1970, “The Long And Winding Road” by Day Costello peaked at number 16 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1970, “Spring, Summer, Winter And Fall” by Aphrodite's Child peaked at number 12 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
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