Date: September 5, 1970
In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt. Date: November 25, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Kent State Shootings: Ohio National Guard Kills Four Protesters,…
A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan. Date: September 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Chicano Moratorium Riot Kills…
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 1970Japan Launches Ohsumi, Becomes Fourth…
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis. Date: October 16, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Cambodian Civil War Vietnamese Massacre Sends 800 Bodies Down Mekong River,…
The family of Jeffrey R. MacDonald, United States Army captain, is found murdered in their home in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Eventually, MacDonald himself was charged with and convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters. Date: February 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅…
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 1970San Diego Comic-Con…