Apollo 13 Launches April 11, 1970

Koza riot: After a series of hit-and-runs and other vehicular incidents involving American service personnel, roughly 5,000 Okinawans take to the streets, clashing with American law enforcement in protest against the U.S. occupation of Okinawa. Date: December 20, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day…

Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins. Date: August 23, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Patricia Palinkas First…

Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of the PFLP and taken to Dawson's Field, Jordan. Date: September 6, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 38 millimetres (1.5 in) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. Date: November 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Black Tot Day Ends Royal Navy Rum Ration,…

Vietnam Television was established. Date: September 7, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Explorer 1 Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere After 12 Years in Orbit, March 31, 1970Oregon Exploding Whale Incident, November 12, 1970Salvador Allende Becomes…