A to Z by Decade: 1970s

A

Country invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979

B

1975 rock ballad by Queen

C

Stephen King’s first novel, written in 1974, which became a classic and was adapted to film two years later

D

US president Richard Nixon declared a “war” on these

E

Holiday first celebrated in 1970 to raise awareness for the environment

F

Event which ended the Vietnam War

G

Former Alabama governor and presidential candidate shot and paralyzed in a 1972 assassination attempt

H

Trail spanning across Europe, the Middle East, and India which many backpacked across from the 1950s to the 1970s

I

Event which saw 66 Americans taken captive in 1979, with the majority held until the start of Reagan’s presidency in 1981

J

Host of The Tonight Show regarded as the king of late-night television

K

Communist regime which killed a quarter of Cambodia’s population in a brutal genocide

L

Country which had over 2 million tons of bombs dropped onto it by the United States

M

Tech company founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen

N

Region which saw violence between Protestants and Catholics in a period known as the Troubles

O

Crisis over this resource saw prices quadruple in the United States and other countries due to an embargo

P

Brazilian soccer legend who led Brazil to its third World Cup victory

Q

State of Australia which saw massive shifts in infrastructure, natural disasters, and turbulence, and the nearly 20 year political dominance of Joh Bjelke-Petersen

R

1973 decision by the United States Supreme Court which protected abortion as a constitutional right

S

1977 sci-fi classic released by George Lucas

T

Site of an infamous 1979 nuclear accident in Pennsylvania

U

Country which celebrated its bicentennial anniversary in 1976

V

Iconic vehicle driven by hippies which became a symbol of 60s and 70s counterculture

W

Scandal which led to the resignation of US president Richard Nixon

X

Ship flown in S, named for its iconic shape

Y

Wife of John Lennon who was accused of breaking up the Beatles

Z

Country in which Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman for the undisputed heavyweight title in the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle