| This article or subsection has an associated category. | 1970s |
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| Decades: | 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s (stardates from 1970.0 to 1979 or reference stardates -1/70 to -1/79) |
| Centuries: | 19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
The 1970s was, on Earth's calendar, the eighth decade of the 20th century. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, in some systems this era simply lasts from stardates 1970.0 to 1979.[1] The reference stardate system has this decade fall from stardates -1/70 to -1/79.[2]
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- The Varro construct a gigantic ship to explore space. Over the next four hundred years, this vessel becomes a generational ship, and its inhabitants become extremely xenophobic.[3]
- Humans begin to realize that Earth's supply of fossil fuel is nearing depletion; however, no drastic changes are made towards ushering in a substitute fuel source.[4]
- Mankind had been sending and listening for radio messages from other worlds since this time.[5]
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- 1970s article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1970s article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.