Date: June 11, 1970
A Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado crashes during takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing five people. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1970 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Weather Underground Greenwich Village Explosion Kills Three – March 6,…
Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria. Date: January 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1970 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington Become First U.S. Army…
The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President. Date: April 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1970 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Lon Nol Ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on March 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1970 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Qaboos bin Said Becomes Sultan of Oman, Modernization Begins…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1970 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 First Commercial…
South Vietnamese President Nguyแป n Vฤn Thiแปu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy. Date: March 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1970 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Black Tot Day Ends Royal Navy Rum…