French Submarine Eurydice Explodes, 57 Crew Lost, March 4, 1970

China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Date: April 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Tonga Gains Independence from British…

Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. Date: April 10, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Patricia Palinkas First Woman to Play Pro Football, August 15, 1970San…

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Date: October 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser Dies in Cairo, September 28, 1970Luna 17 Lands Lunokhod 1 on Moon,…

The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President. Date: April 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Takes Effect, March 5, 1970Apollo…

The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2. Date: May 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Newhall Massacre: Four California Highway Patrol Officers Killed in Shootout, April 6,…