Year of record

1970

13 verified events recorded in 1970.

13 events From Jan 1, 1970 To Dec 31, 1970 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
1970-12-31Clean Air Act of 1970 Creates EPA and National Air Quality Standards Despite Industry Opposition 3 src
Richard Nixon · Edmund Muskie · American Petroleum Institute · National Coal Association · +1
 confirmed
1970-12-29Occupational Safety and Health Act Creates OSHA After Decades of Industry Opposition to Workplace Safety 3 src
Richard Nixon · U.S. Congress · AFL-CIO · National Association of Manufacturers · +1
 confirmed
1970-12-02Nixon Creates Environmental Protection Agency Consolidating Federal Environmental Authority 5 src
Richard Nixon
 confirmed
1970-09-13Milton Friedman's 'The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits' Establishes Shareholder Primacy Doctrine 3 src
Milton Friedman
 confirmed
1970-07-14Nixon Approves Huston Plan Authorizing Illegal Surveillance, Rescinded After Hoover Objects 3 src
Richard Nixon · J. Edgar Hoover · Richard Helms · Federal Bureau of Investigation · +3
 confirmed
1970-07-10IRS Adopts Non-Discrimination Policy for Private Schools After Court Order Targeting Segregation Academies 3 src
Internal Revenue Service · Federal Courts
confirmed
1970-06-22Voting Rights Act Extension of 1970: Nationwide Literacy Test Ban and Voting Age Lowered to 18 3 src
Richard Nixon · U.S. Congress · Emanuel Celler · John Mitchell
 confirmed
1970-04-22First Earth Day Mobilizes 20 Million Americans, Launches Modern Environmental Movement 3 src
Richard Nixon
 confirmed
1970-01-01"A Plan For Putting the GOP on TV News" — the Nixon-era blueprint for Fox News 4 src
Roger Ailes · H.R. Haldeman · Richard Nixon · Nixon Administration · +1
confirmed
1970-01-01John Olin Activates Foundation to Fund Law and Economics Programs at Elite Universities 3 src
John M. Olin · John M. Olin Foundation
confirmed
1970-01-01Maxwell Establishes Eastern Bloc Scientific Literature Publishing Network 3 src
Robert Maxwell
 confirmed
1970-01-01Richard Scaife Acquires Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Building Conservative Media Infrastructure 3 src
Richard Scaife
 confirmed
1970-01-01Richard Viguerie Pioneers Computerized Direct Mail, Revolutionizing Conservative Fundraising 3 src
Richard Viguerie · Paul Weyrich · Howard Phillips · Terry Dolan
 confirmed