Black Tot Day Ends Royal Navy Rum Ration, July 31, 1970

Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. Date: January 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970San Diego Comic-Con Inaugural Event Hosts Largest Pop Culture Festival March 21, 1970Soviet Submarine K-8 Sinks in Bay…

Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings. Date: September 30, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970China Launches Dong Fang Hong I,…

The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. Date: January 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1970…

Aeroflot Flight 3630, a Tupolev Tu-124 en route from southern Russia to Lithuania, crashes after the pilots lost control of the aircraft at cruise altitude between Rostov-on-Don Airport and Vilnius Airport, on the second leg of the flight; all 37 passengers and crew are killed. Date: September 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union. Date: November 10, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970San Diego Comic-Con Inaugural Event Hosts Largest Pop Culture Festival March 21, 1970Rhodesia Declares Republic,…

Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard. Date: September 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Rhodesia Declares Republic,…