When it started in 1970, the Universal Press Syndicate gave cartoonists a 50-percent share on the ownership of their works, while the Creators Syndicate ( founded in 1987 ) granted artists full rights to the strips, something that Universal Press did in 1990. followed by King Features in 1995, while before 1999 both the Tribune and United Feature services began granting rights to creators over their works ; however the latter three syndicates only applied this to new strips, or to ones popular enough.

In 1970 Alston was commissioned by the Community Church of New York to create a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. for $ 5, 000, with limited copies produced.

In 1990 Alston's bronze bust of Martin Luther King Jr. ( 1970 ), became the first image of an African American displayed in the White House.

The ceremony was first conducted with the Prince of Wales ( the future Edward VIII ) in 1927, then with King George VI in 1939, and last with his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II in 1959 and 1970.

* Peter II, King of Yugoslavia ( 1934 – 1945 ), King-in-exile from 1945 until his death in 1970.

* 1970 – Diana King, Jamaican singer

* 1970 – Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attacked his motorcade.

* 1970 – King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule following the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP ).

For example, the old style of the King's head was more rectangular, had a crown with identifiable card suits on it ( club, diamond, heart ), his mustache and beard always hid his mouth, and his beard frequently extended to a curved point when the King was shown in profile ( see The Wondrous Wizard of Id, 1970, Fawcett Publications ).

* September 6 – King Peter II of Yugoslavia ( d. 1970 )

The first of these, the Freedom Seder, was written by Arthur Waskow, published in Ramparts magazine and in a small booklet by the Micah Press and in a later edition ( 1970 ) by Holt-Rinehart-Winston, and was actually performed on April 4, 1969, the first anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the third night of Passover, at Lincoln Memorial Temple in Washington, DC.

Television roles included the recurring role of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk in five of the six episodes of The Six Wives of Henry VIII ( 1970 ), the villainous Nasca in Thames Television's Aztec-themed drama The Feathered Serpent ( 1976 – 78 ), a guest starring spot in the comedy series The Goodies in the episode " The Baddies ", as well as episodes of Paul Temple, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Doomwatch, The Persuaders !, A Family at War, Coronation Street, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Colditz, Play for Today, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Sutherland's Law, The Sweeney, Jason King, Survivors, Crown Court, Angels, Warship, Van der Valk, Space: 1999, The Onedin Line, All Creatures Great and Small, Only When I Laugh ( Series 2, Total Episode # 9 ), Nanny, Minder, and the first episode of Inspector Morse in January 1987.

In June 1970, Nasser with support from King Hussein accepted the US-sponsored Rogers Plan which called for an end to hostilities and an Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory, but it was immediately rejected by Israel and the PLO, as well as most of the Arab states.

Meanwhile, in July 1970, King Hussein informed Nasser of his dissatisfaction with the PLO's behavior in Jordan.

He credits James Goodby ( of the Brookings Institution ) with tracing what he considers the earliest known English-language use soon after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ( although it is not quite verbatim ): a communique from a 15 November 1945, meeting of Harry Truman, Clement Attlee and Mackenzie King ( probably drafted by Vannevar Bush – or so Bush claimed in 1970 ) referred to " weapons adaptable to mass destruction ".

The group's name derives from the Black September conflict begun on 16 September 1970, when King Hussein of Jordan declared military rule in response to a fedayeen coup d ’ état to seize his kingdom — resulting in the deaths or expulsion of thousands of Palestinians from Jordan.

During King Baudouin's highly successful visit to Kinshasa in 1970, a treaty of friendship and cooperation between the two countries was signed.

King: A Filmed Record ... Montgomery To Memphis is a 1970 American documentary film biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., presented in the form of newsreel footage and segments of recordings by Dr. King, framed by celebrity narrators, including Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ruby Dee, James Earl Jones, Clarence Williams III, Burt Lancaster, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, Harry Belafonte,

Newsreel about King Hussein's challenges in 1970

The Bethel Historic District, bounded by Liberty, King, 1st, and 4th Streets, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

In 1970, Nyle Frank, now a musician but then a graduate student in political science at the nearby University of North Carolina, organized an alternative " Invisible University ," and announced plans to have himself crowned as the institution's new " King " in Carrboro.

* Tuanku Abdul Halim, Sultan of Kedah, The King of Malaysia ( 1970 – 1975 ) and ( 2011-now )

* King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table ( 1970 )

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (, ; 15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970 ) was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death.

In September, 1970, Hussein ordered the forcible expulsion of the Palestine Liberation Organization by the Jordanian military.

In 1970, he led the Pakistani training mission in Jordan, proving instrumental to putting down the Black September insurgency against King Hussein.

Abdul Rahman resigned in 1970 and was replaced by Abdul Razak Hussein.

During the September 1970 crisis in Jordan he advocated supporting King Hussein in his conflict with the PLO.

Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein Al-Haj ( March 11, 1922-January 14, 1976 ) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976.

Abdullah Hussein al-Kurshumi () was the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic from 2 September 1969 until 5 February 1970.

With Dr. Mahmud Othman conducting negotiations on behalf of the KDP, and Saddam Hussein on behalf of the government, the final agreement was reached on March 11, 1970.

In February 1970, King Hussein of Jordan met with their leaders at Mr. Talhouni's house in Amman.

* Black September in Jordan, the conflict between Palestinian guerrilla organizations and King Hussein of Jordan that began in September 1970 and ended in July 1971 with the expulsion of the PLO to Lebanon

King Hussein visited U. S. President Richard Nixon, and the Egyptian President Nasser in February 1970.

Cooley and his wife Vania were among 90 foreign residents of the Intercontinental and Philadelphia hotels in Amman who were taken hostage in June 1970 by George Habash of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and released after the personal intervention of King Hussein.

Prince Zeid bin Hussein, GCVO, GBE () born ( February 28, 1898 – October 18, 1970 ) was a member of the Hashemite dynasty and the head of the Royal House of Iraq from 1958 until his death.

Hussein Fahmy has starred 112 films starting from 1970 to the present time.

The situation climaxed in September 1970, when several attempts to assassinate king Hussein failed.

Another film, Patton ( 1970 ), showed the actions of real life General George S. Patton, but intermixed action with commentary about how he waged war, in North Africa and the Sicilian campaign, showing good and bad sides to a command.

Unlike the first Earth Day in 1970, this 20th Anniversary was waged with stronger marketing tools, greater access to television and radio, and multimillion-dollar budgets.

Mike Thompson, who managed the 1970 Republican gubernatorial primary campaign waged by state Representative L. A.

The RSB waged a number of important campus battles of the 1970s, including continuing the student anti-war movement as Nixon pursued " Vietnamization "; working to discredit Nixon's efforts to hold onto power as the Watergate scandal unfolded ; supporting the 1976 Soweto uprising in South Africa ; and working to keep the memory alive of the student protesters who were killed in May 1970 at Kent State and Jackson State.

In 1970, a 5 month strike was waged between a portion of the FTW and its employer OK Tel on the issue of creating a joint pension, which concluded with the creation of such a pension program.