Class of 1970 graduates approximaely 1200 students; two ceremonies held at Crisler Arena on June 11 for Pioneer and Huron
Ann Arbor Huron wins state championship in Swimming and Diving
Bo Schembechler has first heart attack and Michigan loses Rose Bowl to USC 10-3
Michigan wins NCAA Championship in Trampoline and Men's Gymnastics
Intramural Buildings at the University of Michigan open to women
Kansas City Chiefs defeat Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV
Monday Night Football begins with Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell
Baltimore Orioles defeat Cincinnati Reds in 1970 World Series after League Championships begin
New York Knicks win NBA Championship
Nebraska/Texas share 1970 NCAA Football Championship
Jim Plunkett of Stanford wins Heisman Trophy
UCLA defeats Jacksonville for 1970 NCAA Basketball Championship
Jack Nicklaus wins British Open; Billy Casper wins Masters, but Lee Trevino is PGA top $ winner
Joe Frazier wins Heavyweight Boxing Championship on February 16 defeating Jimmy Ellis
Muhammad Ali begins comeback with wins over Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena
Iowa's Dan Gable defeated by Washington's Larry Owings in final NCAA match after winning every match in high school and college
Dust Commander wins Kentucky Derby
Al Unser, Sr. wins Indianapolis 500
George Blanda and Chi Cheng are Athletes of the Year
Arthur Ashe wins Australian Open, first great black tennis player
U.S. Postal Workers go on strike; UAW strikes General Motors for 67 days
John Norman Collins found guilty of Michigan Murders
Cigarette Advertising Prohibited
One million tuna cans recealled due to mercury contamination
Voting Age lowered to 18
5th Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon televised nationally on 64 stations raises over $5 million
Gloria Steinem begins Ms. magazine
Liberal Abortion Law goes into effect in New York
May 4: Kent State shootings, 4 students killed, 8 injured
April 22: First Earth Day in United States
Apollo 13 Mission aborted
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of drug overdose
Diana Ross & The Supremes perform farewell concert
Elvis Presley begins first concert tour since 1958
Casey Kasem begins a show with America's Top 40
Jackson 5 get first #1 song with ABC
Mary Tyler Moore Show, Sesame Street and Flip Wilson Show debut on TV
Midnight Cowboy, True Grit, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are big winners at 1970 Academy Awards
December 31: Paul McCartney sues to dissolve The Beatles
231 Million TV Sets operating in the World
BAM-Black Action Movement shuts down the University of Michigan for 18 days
1970 Michigan Football Season; #5 Michigan is undefeated, but loses 9-20 at Columbus to #4 Buckeyes
Ann Arbor Pioneer finishes with a 7-1-1 record tieing Lansing Eastern for the Six-A-League Championship in Football, their only loss was 19-21 to Ypsilanti
Love Story, Airport, Mash, Patton, The Aristocats, Woodstock, Little Big Man, Ryan's Daughter, Tora Tora Tora are the biggest box office winners. Other big movies include: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Catch-22, Chism, Darling Lili, Five Easy Pieces, I Never Sang for My Father,The Out-of-Towners, Rio Lobo, Kelly's Heroes, The Molly Maguires, The Owl and the Pussycat, etc.
1970 in Television (1969-1970 TV Schedule)
Marcus Welby is big winner at 1970 Primetime Emmy Awards
| 13-Jan-70 | Hill Auditorium | The Stooges/Teegarden & Van Winkle/The Up |
| 14-Jan-70 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Dianna Ross & The Supremes farewell performance together |
| 17-Jan-70 | Hill Auditorium | The Byrds |
| 24-Jan-70 | n/a | Frijid Pink |
| 7-Feb-70 | Canterbury House | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 21-Feb-70 | Hill Auditorium | Miles Davis |
| 11-Mar-70 | Grammy's | Crosby, Stills & Nash, Fifth Dimension (Age of Aquarius-Let the Sunshine In), Joe South (Games People Play), Tammy Wynette (Stand By Your Man), Peggy Lee (Is That All There Is?), Isley Brothers (It's Your Thing), Aretha Franklin (Share Your Love with Me), Joe Simon (Chokin Kind), The Winstons (Color Him Father), Harry Nilsson (Everybody's Talkin) and Blood, Sweat & Tears (Spinning Wheel) are winners at the Grammy's |
| 11-Mar-70 | University of Michigan | Teach In for the Environment (First Earth Day) |
| 21-Mar-70 | Crisler Arena | The Band |
| 31-Mar-70 | Crisler Arena | The Band |
| 1-Apr-70 | n/a | Legend Cliff Keen retires as Head Wrestling Coach at Michigan from 1925-1970, 42 years of service and Assistant Football Coach from 1926-1958, 28 years of service. |
| 10-Apr-70 | n/a | Paul McCartney announces The Beatles break up |
| 15-Apr-70 | n/a | Michigan wins NCAA Championship in Men's Gymnastics and Trampoline |
| 22-Apr-70 | n/a | First Earth Day declared |
| 4-May-70 | n/a | Kent State student shootings in Vietnam war protest |
| 9-May-70 | Big Steel Ballroom | Scott Richard Case, New World Symphony, The Maxx, Dhobi's Itch, Mighty Quick, The Morning Glory Light Show |
| 15-May-70 | Iowa City, Iowa | Bump Elliot becomes the Athletic Director at Iowa succeeding another former Wolverine, Forrest Evashevski |
| 22-May-70 | Hill Auditorium | Teegarden & Van Winkle |
| 11-Jun-70 | Crisler Arena | Ann Arbor Class of 1970 finishes High School-Huron/Pioneer commencement at Crisler Arena |
| 14-Jun-70 | Diane Oughton Memorial Park | Scott Richard Case, Catfish, The Up |
| 7-Aug-70 | Otis Spann Memorial Field | 2nd Annual Ann Arbor Blues Festival |
| 16-Aug-70 | Gallup Park Free Concert | Johnny Winter/Magpie/Tin House |
| 19-Aug-70 | Ann Arbor | John Norman Collins found guilty of murder |
| 1-Sep-70 | Ann Arbor | Many Class of 1970 students from Ann Arbor begin college/university programs |
| 18-Sep-70 | London, England | Jimi Hendrix dies of a drug overdose |
| 3-Oct-70 | Bowen Fieldhouse | The Vogues |
| 15-Oct-70 | n/a | Denny McClain traded from Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators |
| 31-Oct-70 | Bowen Fieldhouse | Alice Cooper, Scott Richard Case, Brownsville Station, Jam Band, Mutzie, Insanity's Horse |
| 8-Nov-70 | Bowen Fieldhouse | Teegarden & Van Winkle/Traffic |
| 22-Nov-70 | Union Ballroom (UofM) | Scott Richard Case, Brat, The Up, Carnal Kitchen |
| 23-Dec-70 | New York | World Trade Center's North Tower in New York becomes world's tallest building |