After deposing his father in 1970, Sultan Qaboos opened up the country, embarked on economic reforms, and followed a policy of modernization marked by increased spending on health, education and welfare. Slavery, once a cornerstone of the country’s trade and development, was outlawed in 1970.
Oman outlaws slavery Read more
Earth Day was the brainchild of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a staunch environmentalist who hoped to provide unity to the grassroots environmental movement and increase ecological awareness.
The first Earth Day is celebrated Read more
ARPANET was an early packet-switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet.
ARPANET is first deployed via UCLA, SRI, UCSB, and The University of Utah Read more
After the astronauts returned safely to Earth, another five NASA crewed lunar missions followed in their footsteps. The last, Apollo 17, landed on December 14 1972.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon Read more
From 1968 to 1969, Wally led the British Trans-Arctic Expedition, a 3,800-mile surface crossing of the Arctic Ocean, from Alaska to Spitsbergen, which some historians had billed as ‘the last great journey on Earth.’
Sir Wally Herbert of the United Kingdom becomes the first human to walk to the North Pole Read more
By 1968, Norwegians had become dissatisfied with the harsh living conditions of the correctional system, and the Norwegian Association for Criminal Reform (KROM) was formed. KROM’s first substantive change came in 1970 with the abolition of forced labor.
Norway begins overhauling prison system from punitive to rehabilitative justice model Read more
American inventor James T. Russell has been credited with inventing the first system to record digital information on an optical transparent foil that is lit from behind by a high-power halogen lamp.
James T. Russell invents precursor to laser discs Read more
Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif and the highest peak in Antarctica.
Nicholas Clinch of the United States becomes the first to summit Vinson Massif Read more
Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom as a dominion on 26 May 1966 and became a republic on 23 February 1970, remaining a member of the Commonwealth.
Guyana achieves independence from Great Britain Read more
As HUD’s senior administrator, Weaver expanded affordable housing programs and, in 1968, advocated for the passage of the Fair Housing Act,
Robert C. Weaver becomes first Black cabinet member in the U.S. Read more
