Celebrating the 1970’s - the people, music, movies, TV, sports and pop culture that defined the decade! #1970s #70s

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On June 16, 1978, “Jaws 2”, starring Roy Scheider, was released in theaters. It would go on to gross over $200 million at the box office.
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On June 16, 1979, “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer took over the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It would hold the top spot for 7 of the next 9 weeks.
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On June 15, 1979, “Rocky II” opened in theaters. Written, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, it would gross over $200 million worldwide.
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On June 14, 1971, the first Hard Rock Cafe opened at Old Park Lane, Mayfair, London, under the ownership of Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. #HardRockCafe
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On June 13, 1978, “Grease”, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, premiered in New York City. It would go on to gross nearly $400 million worldwide. #Grease
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On June 12, 1970, The Kinks released the single “Lola” in the UK. It would reach number 2 there and number 9 in the US.
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On June 11, 1979, The Knack released their debut studio album “Get the Knack”. It would top the Billboard 200 for six weeks and is certified double platinum.
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On June 10, 1975 the Eagles released their fourth studio album “One of These Nights”. It would go on to top the Billboard 200 and is certified 4x platinum. #Eagles
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On June 10, 1970, Edwin Starr released the single “War”. It would top the Billboard Pop Singles chart for three weeks.
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On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes to capture the first Triple Crown since 1948. The legendary horse would win by an astonishing 31 lengths. #Secretariat
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Remembering the great Jon Lord on what would have been his 85th birthday.
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On June 7, 1975, Elton John’s “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” began a six week run as the number one album on the Billboard 200. #EltonJohn
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On June 6, 1978, The Cars released their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 18 and is certified 6x platinum. #TheCars
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On June 5, 1970, Deep Purple released their fourth studio album “Deep Purple in Rock”. It was their first to feature the Mark II lineup and is certified gold. #DeepPurple
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On June 4, 1979, Chic released the single “Good Times”. It would top the Billboard 200 and has sold an estimated 5 million copies worldwide.
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On June 3, 1977, Bob Marley and the Wailers released their ninth studio album “Exodus”. It peaked at number 20 and is certified gold. #BobMarley
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On June 3, 1970, Stevie Wonder released the single “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)". It would top the R&B chart and peak at number three on the U.S. Pop chart. #StevieWonder
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Remembering the great Charlie Watts on what would have been his 85th birthday. #CharlieWatts
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On June 1, 1977, KISS released ‘Christine Sixteen’ as the first single off their ‘Love Gun’ album. #KISS
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On June 1, 1976, The Runaways released their groundbreaking self-titled debut album. #TheRunaways
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