Monday, February 17, 2020

THIS WEEK IN 1970

February 17th – Jeffrey R. MacDonald kills his wife and children at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, claiming that “drugged-out hippies” did it.

Also on this date, Bee Gee Maurice Gibb opens in London in the stage musical “Sing A Rude Song”

February 18th – A jury finds The Chicago Seven defendants not guilty of conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. However, five of the seven are found guilty of the lesser charge of crossing state lines to incite a riot. (A new film commemorating these events is set for theatrical release later this year. Daughter Paige has a small cameo appearance!)

February 19th – Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart appear on tonight’s episode of “Bewitched”