Arab Guerrilla Fighting Begins in Jordan September 7, 1970

Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

At 10:08 PM EST an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon. Date: April 13, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅…

Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Dawson’s Field Hijackings: PFLP Blows Up Airliners, Hostages Held, September 12, 1970Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington Become…

Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched. Date: April 11, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Chicano Moratorium Riot Kills Rubén Salazar, East Los Angeles, August 29, 1970Jordan-PFLP Hostage Release Deal After Dawson’s Field Hijackings,…

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign. Date: April 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Patricia Palinkas First Woman to Play Pro…

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 → 📅…