• It was also the year of horror as Charles Manson and his cult members murder actress Sharon Tate and six other making it a horrid event known as Helter Skelter
• The American Civil Liberties Union or ACLU announces that marijuana is harmless to the user and to society in general
• Chemical weapon production is banned by President Nixon
• Cost of medical care begins to rise
• The first commercial 747 flies the skies
• The first trans-US flight Seattle to New York is made by the Concord.
World of Music
• The Beatles perform in public for the last time on January 29th choosing to make a impromptu jam session on a rooftop in England
• Hard-rock makes