On this day
April 13, 1970
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from April 13, 1970
28 Firemen Hurt In 7‐Hour Blaze On Union Square
fire damages bldgs, Union Sq, 1 of which contais office of Lefcourt and other lawyers defending Panthers; blaze could have effect on hearings because of possible damage to legal papers; illus
Family of Six, Like Many, Digs Deeper to Handle College Costs
Article on trend toward rising tuition costs cites problems of Petta family, Tulsa, Okla; Educ Office estimates avg cost for fixed fees is now up to $2,576 at private colls and $1,196 at state schools; chart on avg costs for private and pub colls cites avg charges for tuition, room and bd from '57-58, projected through '77-78
SIEGE IS REPORTED ON 2D U.S. OUTPOST IN SOUTH VIETNAM
US planes reptdly drop napalm to drive back N Vietnamese troops attacking US camp at Dakpek; map
WALKOUT AT POST IS SET TOMORROW
Negotiators for the News paper Guild broke off negotia tions with The New York Post last night and called a strike for 6 A. M. tomorrow.
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 8, 1970, covering April 13, 1970.
- 1
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 9
- 2
Hey Jude
The Beatles
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 4
- 3
Deja Vu
Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young
- Last week
- 9
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 2
- 4
Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe
The Doors
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 6
- 5
Santana
Santana
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 31
Notable Births
1970Ricky Schroder, American actor[†]
Richard Bartlett Schroder is an American actor and filmmaker. As a child actor billed as Ricky Schroder he debuted in the film The Champ (1979), for which he became the youngest Golden Globe award recipient, and went on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons (1982–87). He has continued acting as an adult, usually billed as Rick Schroder, notably in the Western miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) and on the police drama series NYPD Blue (1998–2001). He made his directorial debut with the film Black Cloud (2004) and has produced several films and television series, including the anthology film Locker 13 and the war documentary The Fighting Season.
Historical Events
1970An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.[†]
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and a potent oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds. Oxygen is the most abundant element in Earth's crust, making up almost half of the Earth's crust in the form of various oxides such as water, carbon dioxide, iron oxides and silicates. It is the third-most abundant element in the universe after hydrogen and helium.
Historical Context for April 13, 1970
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]