Lubbock Tornado Kills 26, Causes $250 Million Damage – May 11, 1970
Date: May 11, 1970
Date: May 11, 1970
Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team. Date: November 14, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 14 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Jeffrey MacDonald…
California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson from police custody. Date: August 7, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 7 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty…
President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law. Date: April 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Jordan-PFLP Hostage Release Deal After Dawson’s Field Hijackings, September 30, 1970Soviet Submarine K-8…
Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Date: March 18, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto Issues First Earth Day Proclamation, March 21, 1970Ancash Earthquake and Yungay Landslide…
The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25. Date: September 11, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty…
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 β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1970 π On…