A Look Back At
Born in 1970
What Was Life Like in 1970?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Edward Heath
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
16p
Loaf of Bread
10p
Petrol (per litre)
8p
Average House
£4,975
Weekly Wage
£28.05
Value of Money
£1 in 1970 would be worth approximately £22.60 in today's money.
Events of 1970 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 22 January – A Pan Am Boeing 747 lands at London Heathrow Airport, the first jumbo jet to land in Britain.
- 13 February – Birmingham band Black Sabbath release their self-titled debut album, credited as the first major album in the heavy metal genre.
- 10 April – Paul McCartney publicly announces that he has left The Beatles in a press release, written in mock-interview style, included in promotional copies of his first solo album and headlined in the Daily Mirror newspaper.
- 4 June – Tonga becomes independent from the UK.
- 13 June – "The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' 20th and final single to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. It is not released as a single in the UK.
- 21 August – The moderate Social Democratic and Labour Party is established in Northern Ireland.
- 19 September – The first Glastonbury Festival is held, as the Worthy Farm Pop, Blues and Folk Festival. Tyrannosaurus Rex (replacing The Kinks) headline and about 1500 attend.
- 10 October – Fiji becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
Popular Toys & Games
- Nerf Ball
- Hot Wheels
- Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
UK No. 1 on 1 January 1970
Two Little Boys
Rolf Harris