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100 years into the past
1970 - 1979
The world's first test-tube baby.
What were the main events in the previous century that shaped the way we live today?
We've looked back over the past 100 years and compiled a list of events, inventions and social changes that may have affected the present and possibly the future.
What were the main events in the previous century that shaped the way we live today?
We've looked back over the past 100 years and compiled a list of events, inventions and social changes that may have affected the present and possibly the future.
1970
In Libya, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi assumes power despite attempts to overthrow him.
1971
Cigarette sales top $540 billion in the USA alone despite a partial ban on cigarette advertising.
1972
First email message sent.
1973
The towering World Trade Center briefly reigns as the tallest in the world, with the Sears Tower topping it the following year.
The first call is made on a mobile (cellular) phone.
The first call is made on a mobile (cellular) phone.
1974
India successfully detonates an atomic bomb and becomes the fifth nuclear power in the world.
1975
Microsoft is founded by Paul Allen, age 22, and Bill Gates, age 19 and a Harvard drop-out.
American and Soviet astronauts exchange visits when Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 join in an orbital linkup.
American and Soviet astronauts exchange visits when Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 join in an orbital linkup.
1976
Fax machines become more common and Wang builds word processors that are linked to central computers for office use.
Viking I lands on Mars.
Viking I lands on Mars.
1977
Lung cancer becomes the second most common cancer among women.
The world's last-known case of smallpox appears in Somalia.
The first home computers make an appearance.
Elvis Presley dies at Graceland, his Memphis home, aged 42.
VHS format video recorder (VCR) developed.
The world's last-known case of smallpox appears in Somalia.
The first home computers make an appearance.
Elvis Presley dies at Graceland, his Memphis home, aged 42.
VHS format video recorder (VCR) developed.
1978
The world's first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, is born in London to Lesley Brown.
1979
Sony introduced the 'Walkman' portable audio cassette player.
The Conservative Party wins the election and Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first woman Prime Minister.
The Conservative Party wins the election and Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first woman Prime Minister.
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