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July 21, 1970

On July 21, 1970, after 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. The year's #1 song was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel. Ricky Schroder, Saad Hariri, Willie Roaf would arrive in the same year.

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After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.

The Aswan High Dam, often called simply Aswan Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt. The project was developed by the military regime that took power following the 1952 Egyptian revolution, to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity. The dam was seen as pivotal to the country's industrialization plans.

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1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade.

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On July 21, 1970

1970 After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.

Dam in Aswan, Egypt

The Aswan High Dam, often called simply Aswan Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt. The project was developed by the military regime that took power following the 1952 Egyptian revolution, to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity. The dam was seen as pivotal to the country's industrialization plans.

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