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Total Record Results: 41 - Group: DATES / Category: 20TH CENTURY: 70S / Subcategory: HEADLINES
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Category
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1970 - 56 years ago
1June 3, 1970 OFFSPRING 2009 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

OFFSPRING
June 3, 1970
Newspaper headline: "MURDERED BROOKLINE MAN".



2September 23, 1970 THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY
September 23, 1970
Date of Nations Gazette newspaper headline: "A GRAND NEW ADVENTURE: CROWDS GATHER AT OPENING OF NEW LUXURY HOTEL".



1971 - 55 years ago
3June 6, 1971 21 JUMP STREET 1987 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

21 JUMP STREET
June 6, 1971
Date of the Herald newspaper headline: Kyle Stone Takes Grayhounds to 1971 State Championship.



1972 - 54 years ago
4June 11, 1972 IDENTITY 2003 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

IDENTITY
June 11, 1972
Young Malcolm Rivers found abandoned at a Nevada motel. Date of Florida Bulletin newspaper headline: Boy Abandoned at Local Motel / 9-year-old locked in. Tells Manager he was waiting for Mom in Bathroom. Date of Florida Review newspaper headline: Child Found in Local Motel / Abandoned Boy was neglected, abused.



1973 - 53 years ago
5January 28, 1973 X-MEN: APOCALYPSE 2016 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
January 28, 1973
Date of newspaper headline shown in Scott Summers' classroom at Wedgewood High School: Peace Turns to Chaos.



6January 30, 1973 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 2014 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
January 30, 1973
Date of Washington Senator newspaper headline: MUTANT SAVES PRESIDENT AND CABINET / Sentinel Program Canceled.



7February 3, 1973 X-MEN: APOCALYPSE 2016 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
February 3, 1973
Date that Erik Lehnsherr attacked the president and the cabinet on the lawn of the Whitehouse.



8March 16, 1973 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
March 16, 1973
Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper original headline: GEORGE McFLY MURDERED.



9March 16, 1973 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
March 16, 1973
Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper revised headline: GEORGE McFLY HONORED.



10April 10, 1973 THE NIGHT STRANGLER 1973 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

THE NIGHT STRANGLER
April 10, 1973
Date of Seattle Daily Chronicle headline: Third Waterfront Slaying. Police are not happy about Kolchak's claim about the pattern of 6 similar strangulations occuring every 21 years.



11April 20, 1973 THE NIGHT STRANGLER 1973 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

THE NIGHT STRANGLER
April 20, 1973
Date of Seattle Daily Chronicle headline: Killer Found, changed from Kolchak's original story: 144-Year-Old Killer Found.

 

12June 17, 1973 SUMMER OF 84 2018 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

SUMMER OF 84
June 17, 1973
Date of newspaper headline: Family Murdered in Botched Robbery.

 

13July 11, 1973 DEXTER 2006 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

DEXTER
July 11, 1973
Date of newspaper article that Deter comes across while searching for information about his mother's murder. Headline: Florida Violence on the Rise.



14September 4, 1973 CODE 8 2019 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

CODE 8
September 4, 1973
Date of Lincoln Star newspaper headline: 300 POWERED OUT OF WORK.



15October 1, 1973 CLOUD ATLAS 2012 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

CLOUD ATLAS
October 1, 1973
Date of San Francisco Examiner headline: "Oil Lobbyist Arrested in Swannekke Island Scandal."



16October 12, 1973 URBAN HARVEST 1995 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST
October 12, 1973
Date of a harvest moon, and the Oswego News newspaper headline: Four Murdered in Basement.



1974 - 52 years ago
17April 24, 1974 URBAN LEGEND 1998 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

URBAN LEGEND
April 24, 1974
Date of The Pendleton newspaper headline: Massacre at Stanley Hall.

 
 

1975 - 51 years ago
18June 9, 1975 LONGLEGS 2024 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

LONGLEGS
June 9, 1975
Date of newspaper headline: Three Dead, One Survivor.



1976 - 50 years ago
19March 17, 1976 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
March 17, 1976
Date of newspaper headline: KREMLIN ACCUSED OF REPEATEDLY VIOLATING SPACE AGREEMENT.



20July 20, 1976 PARKS AND RECREATION 2009 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

PARKS AND RECREATION
July 20, 1976
The Viking 1 lander touches down on the surface of Mars, and Ann Perkins born. At her annual Galantine's Day party, Leslie gives everyone a needlepoint pillow with their face on it and the headline from a newspaper on the day they were born. Ann's pillow features the New York World headline: VIKING ROBOT LANDS SAFELY ON MARS.



21August 8, 1976 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
August 8, 1976
Houston Sentinel newspaper headline: RUSSIAN N-3 ROCKET: Largest Rocket Ever Launched.



22September 9, 1976 LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL 2023 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
September 9, 1976
Date of New York Express newspaper headline: Madeleine's Shock Diagnosis: Doctors Baffled.



23September 18, 1976 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
September 18, 1976
Le Report de Paris newspaper headline: Israel and Egypt fail to Reach Agreement at Camp David.



24November 4, 1976 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
November 4, 1976
New York Inquisitor newspaper headline: REAGAN WINS.



25December 8, 1976 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
December 8, 1976
Date of New York Evening Telegram newspaper headline: US TO SCRAP SPACE TREATY.



26December 9, 1976 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
December 9, 1976
Date of New York Evening Telegram newspaper headline: US TO SCRAP SPACE TREATY.



1977 - 49 years ago
27January 2, 1977 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
January 2, 1977
Date of New York Ledger newspaper headline: REAGAN SWORN IN AS 39TH PRESIDENT.



28June 11, 1977 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

SMALLVILLE
June 11, 1977
Date of Smallville High Torch newspaper headline: Congrats Class of '77.



29June 16, 1977 LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL 2023 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
June 16, 1977
Date of NYC Review newspaper headline: Delroy's Tough Year Gets Even Tougher.



1978 - 48 years ago
30January 26, 1978 3 FROM HELL 2019 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

3 FROM HELL
January 26, 1978
Date of newspaper headline about the guilty verdicts for the Devil's Rejects.



31May 7, 1978 DIMENSION 404 2017 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

DIMENSION 404
May 7, 1978
The Polybius video game strikes again. Date of newspaper article headline: Arcade deaths in Seattle.



32October 13, 1978 THE BLACK PHONE 2021 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

THE BLACK PHONE
October 13, 1978
Date of Rocky Mountain News newspaper headline: Commission Finds Military Pensions Inequitable. Finney's friend Robin fends off school bullies in the restroom. Finney's younger sister Gwen gets questioned by police about her dreams that included crucial details about recent child abductions.

 
 

33October 14, 1978 THE BLACK PHONE 2021 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

THE BLACK PHONE
October 14, 1978
Saturday. Finney and Gwen's abusive father Terrence beats Gwen when he learns about the police questioning her about the her dreams and the Grabber. Finney's friend Robin abducted by the Grabber.

 

34October 31, 1978 HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1995 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS
October 31, 1978
Michael Myers goes on murderous rampage in Haddonfield, Illinois.



35November 1, 1978 HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1995 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS
November 1, 1978
Date of Warren County Gazette newspaper clipping on Tommy Doyle's wall. Headline: Tommy Doyle Survives Babysitter Bloodbath.



36November 1, 1978 HALLOWEEN ENDS 2022 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

HALLOWEEN ENDS
November 1, 1978
Date of newspaper headline: Sheriff's Daughter Slain.



1979 - 47 years ago
37September 25, 1979 LONGLEGS 2024 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

LONGLEGS
September 25, 1979
John Doe murders his family during an exorcism being performed for his daughter.

 

38November 10, 1979 TIME AFTER TIME 1979 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

TIME AFTER TIME
November 10, 1979
Date of San Francisco Post newspaper headline about the Ripper killing Amy that Herbert and Amy find in the future: Bank of London Employee Found Dead.



39November 15, 1979 THE GODFATHER PART III 1990 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

THE GODFATHER PART III
November 15, 1979
Date of Wall Street Journal newspaper headline: "Immobiliare Takeover Appears Likely, Stock Soars".



40December 2, 1979 LONGLEGS 2024 Film20th Century: 70sHeadlines

LONGLEGS
December 2, 1979
Date of The Moon newspaper headline: Entire Family Found Bludgeoned at Lakeside Cabin.



41December 25, 1979 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 70sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
December 25, 1979
Los Angeles Chronicle newspaper headline on December 25, 1979: Soviets to Withdraw from Afghan Border.




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