There was plenty going on in the world in 1970 - the year the Apollo 13 spacecraft seemed destined for a tragic end until the ingenuity of NASA scientists brought it back to Earth safely.
Concorde made its first supersonic flight, Brazil won the football World Cup in Mexico, and Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with All Kinds of Everything.
In Britain, the Beatles split up, Richard Branson founded the Virgin Group as a discount mail-order record retailer, and 18-year-olds were allowed to vote for the first time in the Bridgwater by-election.
Meanwhile in Scotland, the Kingston Bridge opened, Edinburgh hosted the Commonwealth Games, BP announced the discovery of the Forties Oil Field in Scottish waters, and the first visitors were welcomed to Blair Drummond Safari Park.
Here are 19 pictures from our archive to take you back to those days.
17. Organisers
Peter Heatly, a member of the Organising Committee for 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, talks to members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. | TSPL
18. Bird's eye view
The opening ceremony of the 1970 Commonwealth Games at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. | National World
