).According to the internet (actually Wikipedia), which we all know is always 100% correct:
"The 1970s, pronounced "the Nineteen Seventies", refers to a decade within the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1970, and ended on December 31, 1979."
And, About.com includes 1970 in the "1970s", noting the following historic milestones:
Aswan High Dam Completed
Beatles Break Up
Computer Floppy Disks Introduced
Palestinian Group Hijacks Five Planes
Kent State Shootings
Greg Van Hook Graduates from High School and has a Very Low Draft Number
I added that last one
but it sure seems like 1970 was in the 1970s to me!
