Dawson’s Field Hijackers Release 88 Hostages, September 11, 1970

Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). Date: August 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Jeffrey…

FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte. Date: October 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Ancash Earthquake and Yungay Landslide in Peru, May 31, 1970Vietnam War Cambodian Campaign Protests…

French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew. Date: March 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Apollo 13 Launches April 11, 1970LANSA Flight 502 Crash in Cusco,…

Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people. Date: November 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War: Nixon Authorizes U.S. Troops in Cambodian Campaign, April 28, 1970Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 First…

Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. Date: March 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Spantax Convair CV-990 Crash at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, January 5, 1970Boeing 747…