Soviet Submarine K-8 Sinks in Bay of Biscay, April 12, 1970
Date: April 12, 1970
Date: April 12, 1970
ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23. Date: May 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Lon Nol Ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, March 18, 1970Lubbock Tornado…
San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event. Date: March 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970China Launches Dong Fang Hong I, Fifth Nation to…
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. Date: April 29, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1970…
Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout. Date: April 6, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Japan Launches Ohsumi, Becomes Fourth Nation in Orbit February 11, 1970Soviet Tupolev Tu-144…
At 10:08 PM EST an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon. Date: April 13, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅…
Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam. Date: May 4, 1970 Read more on…