- "Don't be his champion. We can give you power. Take the eye. Take it. Your father thinks you're weak. Show him your power."
- ―Seven Deadly Sins to Thaddeus Sivana[src]
This is a timeline of events that occurred during the 1970s.
Undated events[]
- The glory days of Amusement Mile occurs.[1]
- A crime wave strikes the East End of Gotham City.[2]
- A portrait of Thomas Wayne is painted.[3]
- Alistair Lord is born.[4]
- Mo's Café is almost shut down.[2]
Second half[]
- Kenny Braverman and Whitney Fordham are born.[5]
1970[]
May[]
1st[]
August[]
18th[]
- "Paranoid" is released by Black Sabbath.[8]
September[]
3rd[]
- Vince Lombardi dies.[9][10]
1971[]
- M. İlker Aycı is born.[9][11]
- A UFO sighting occours in Delphos, Kansas.[5]
- The character of Hamburglar makes his first appearance.[12]
June[]
15th[]
18th[]
July[]
3rd[]
- Jim Morrison dies.[9][7]
November[]
15th[]
- The character Snuffleupagus makes his first appearance.[6][7]
December[]
17th[]
- "Changes" is released by David Bowie.[14]
26th[]
- Robert Lowery dies.[9][3]
1972[]
- A person called John Smith dies.[15]
January[]
10th[]
- Cory Pitzner is born.[16][17]
July[]
1st[]
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, also known as ATF, is founded.[18]
November[]
17th[]
- Harold Kent dies.[19]
December[]
26th[]
- Harry Truman dies.[9][3][20]
1973[]
Stone Family's gravestone.
- The Joker is born.[21]
- Elinore Stone is born.[22]
February[]
28th[]
- El Chapulín Colorado is released.[9][23]
April[]
- "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" is released by Barry White.[24]
9th[]
- Pablo Picasso dies.[9][25]
June[]
12th[]
- Sailor Jerry dies.[26]
July[]
1st[]
- EMI Records is founded.[27][9]
September[]
- "The Ballroom Blitz" is released by the Sweet.[8]
October[]
21st[]
- Jonathan Kent and Martha Clark are wed.[28]
December[]
28th[]
- Seth Meyers is born.[9][7]
1974[]
- Fortune magazine mistakenly dates this year as the year that LexCorp Industries is founded by Alexander Luthor Sr..[29]
- Harry Kent Jr. dies. He's later buried in Smallville Cemetery.[28]
- According to Harley Quinn, when Killer Croc was 6 years old his mother didn't bring him to the playground.[8]
- A new wing dedicated to treating the emotionally troubled in Arkham Asylum is founded.[22]
- Max Lord begins searching for the Dreamstone.[30]
- A person called John Smith dies.[12]
February[]
19th[]
- Bruce Wayne is born.[31]
September[]
19th[]
- Jimmy Fallon is born.[9][32]
November[]
17th[]
December[]
24th[]
- Thaddeus Sivana has Christmas Eve dinner with his family in their mansion.[34][35]
25th[]
Young Thaddeus Sivana encounters the wizard Shazam.
- In upstate New York, young Thaddeus "Thad" Sivana, along with his brother Sid and his father, are out on a drive in the countryside. Sid steals Thaddeus' Magic 8 ball, then hands it back. Upon getting the toy back, the symbols of the wizard Shazam appear within it, and Thaddeus is summoned to the Rock of Eternity.[14]
- Thaddeus is tempted by the Seven Deadly Sins, and the wizard decides not to grant his powers to the boy.[14]
- Reappearing back in the car, Thaddeus freaks out, distracting the other two and causing a car crash that leads to his father living out his remaining years in a wheelchair.[14]
1975[]
- James Harmon begins his career at the Gotham City Museum of Antiquities.[3]
- Victor Zsasz is born.[36]
- A series of UFO sightings occour in Manitoba, Canada.[5]
- Nova is established in Metropolis.[37]
February[]
24th[]
- Anatoli Knyazev is born.[3]
March[]
19th[]
- The characters of Statler and Waldorf make their first appearances.[6][7]
July[]
1st[]
- The film The Apple Dumpling Gang is released.[6][38]
October[]
31st[]
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" is released by Queen.[8]
November[]
9th[]
- "Love Rollercoaster" is released by Ohio Players.[24]
1976[]
- At age eight, Waylon Jones is diagnosed with all 28 known types ichthyosis skin disorders, causing him to start breaking out in crocodile skin-like rashes.[39]
- A series of UFO sightings end in Manitoba, Canada.[5]
- Molly O'Keefe is born.[8][9]
June[]
18th[]
- Blake Shelton is born.[9][32]
August[]
2nd[]
- Fritz Lang dies.[9][2]
October[]
5th[]
- "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is released by AC/DC.[8]
November[]
21st[]
1977[]
- Patrick A. Wayne dies.[3][40]
May[]
- "Barracuda" is released by Heart.[24]
25th[]
August[]
16th[]
- Elvis Presley dies.[9][7]
October[]
11th[]
- "Point of Know Return" is released by Kansas.[42]
13th[]
- "Baby Come Back" is released by Player.[13]
November[]
16th[]
- The film Close Encounters of the Third Kind is released.[6][12]
1978[]
- Dru-Zod founds the Sword of Rao, hoping to overthrow the government of Krypton.[5]
- Liberty Boxing Club is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[14]
- Vikram Gandhi is born.[9][3]
April[]
12th[]
- Floyd Lawton is born.[8]
November[]
10th[]
- "Don't Stop Me Now" is released by Queen.[14]
December[]
4th[]
- An A.R.G.U.S. file regarding Floyd Lawton incorrectly indicates this date as his date of birth.[43]
1979[]
- Laura Wayne dies.[40]
- At age 7, Bruce Wayne begins practicing what Alfred would label, "the art of deception."[3]
- Glan Tai Bottling Company is founded.[38]
- Maya Katritos is born.[44]
January[]
29th[]
- An A.R.G.U.S. file regarding Arthur Curry incorrectly indicates this date as the date of birth for the metahuman.[8]
May[]
17th[]
- Rachel M. Batson is born.[14]
25th[]
July[]
12th[]
- Brooke Baldwin is born.[9][3]
September[]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated publishes its first issue.[4][6]
References[]
| Timeline | |
| Before the 20th century | Before 19th century • 19th century |
|---|---|
| 20th century | 1900s • 1910s • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s |
| 21st century | 2000s • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 |
| After the 21st century | Far future |
| Alternate timelines | Flashpoint • Post-Flashpoint |