Trivia
Trivia
Sports 1970
The world of sports was rocked by reports that a Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher had used drugs before pitching a no-hitter. Not steroids - LSD and speed.
Famous Deaths 1970
Died in 1970
- Blues great Earl Hooker
- Gypsy Rose Lee
- Johnny Hodges
- Janis Joplin
- Jimi Hendrix
- Anita Louise
- Ed Begley
- Inger Stevens
- Billie Burke
- Preston Foster
- Frances Farmer
- Edward Everett Horton
- Charles Ruggles
Music 1980
This was the year that Phil Collins went solo and Led Zeppelin officially broke up after the death of drummer Jon Bonham.
It was also the year that John Lennon died, shot and killed outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City by Mark David Chapman. The first reports of the shooting were broadcast on ABC, in the middle of Monday Night Football. John Lennon was 40 years old.
Famous Birthdays 1980
Chelsea Clinton made her debut in 1980. So did Venus Williams, Christina Aguilera, Macaulay Culkin and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Famous Deaths 1980
The bell tolled for Jimmy Durante, Alfred Hitchcock, John Lennon and Jesse Owens in 1980.
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