Cambodian Civil War Vietnamese Minority Massacre Mekong River Bodies April 15, 1970

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). Date: November 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970ALM Flight 980 Ditches in Caribbean Sea, Killing…

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 1970British Trade Commissioner James Cross Kidnapped, October Crisis Begins, October 5, 1970Dominicana de…

Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. Date: November 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events…

Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya. Date: January 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Trans International Airlines Flight 863 Crashes at JFK, September 8, 1970Soviet Submarine K-8 Sinks in Bay of Biscay,…

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 1970Venera 7 Launched, First Venus…

Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Date: March 18, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnam Invade Cambodia to Cut Supply Lines, April 29, 1970British Airliner Hijacked…