| 1970 | U.S. invades Cambodia |
| 1970 | First Earth day celebration |
| 1971 | India-Pakistan War and the creation of Bangladesh |
| 1971 | Home computing Pioneer IBM releases first floppy |
| 1972 | U.S. and Soviet Union sign Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty |
| 1972 | Last Apollo moon mission by NASA |
| 1973 | Yom Kippur War – Syria and Egypt attack Israel |
| 1973 | Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision |
| 1974 | President Nixon resigns during Watergate Scandal |
| 1974 | First UPC barcode is scanned |
| 1975 | Vietnam War ends |
| 1975 | Microsoft is founded |
| 1976 | Mao Zedong, founder of People’s Republic of China, dies |
| 1976 | First Ebola virus outbreak |
| 1977 | Star Wars film is released |
| 1977 | Djibouti gains independence from France |
| 1978 | Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel |
| 1978 | First Test-tube (IVF) baby is born |
| 1979 | Iranian Revolution |
| 1979 | Three Mile Island Nuclear accident in U.S. |
