Date: April 13, 1970
Dawson's Field hijackings: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Zarqa, Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman. Date: September 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On…
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 1970Lon Nol Ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, March 18, 1970Salvador Allende Becomes…
Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens. Date: December 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Biafran Rebels Surrender in Nigerian Civil War, January 15, 1970Weather Underground Greenwich…
South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy. Date: March 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Salad Bowl Strike Begins, Largest U.S. Farm…
Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections. Date: November 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Ancash Earthquake and…
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board. Date: July 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Biafra Capitulates, Ending Nigerian Civil War, January 12, 1970Vietnam War:…