NEWS
• Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed and 9 wounded by Ohio State National Guardsmen.
• Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, banning cigarette television advertisements in the United States.
• The voting age is lowered to 18.
• Apollo 13 has problems and returns to Earth after 4 days in space.
• The Concord made its 1st supersonic flight.
• A gallon of gas cost 35 cents.
• The 1st Earth Day took place
FADS and ENTERTAINMENT
• MOVIES: “Mash,” “Patton” & “5 Easy Pieces”
• T.V.: “Marcus Welby, M.D,” “The Flip Wilson Show” and “Here’s Lucy,” “All My Children” debuts on daytime T.V.
and Monday Night Football premiers.
• The Beatles announce their official breakup, as does Blind Faith.
• Project Bluebook was the U.S. government's study on UFOs from 1952 through 1970. A 14 part report was issued, but chapter 13 was mysteriously missing. It still is.
DEAD
• Jimi Hendrix
• Janis Joplin
#1@1
• They originally called themselves Redwood.
• Written by Randy Newman for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night released a longer, rock 'n roll and funk-inspired version in 1970.
• This version has the distinction of being the first number-one song on the American Top 40 countdown show with longtime host Casey Kasem.
• 3 Dog Night & “Mama Told Me Not to Come” you’re #1 @ 1 from July 1970.
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