Jordan-PFLP Hostage Release Deal After Dawson’s Field Hijackings, September 30, 1970

Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. Date: July 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Dominicana de Aviación Flight 603 crashes into the Caribbean Sea after takeoff from Las Américas International Airport, killing 102, including members of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team and lightweight boxer Carlos Cruz. Date: February 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in…

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 1970Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 First…

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 1970Dawson’s Field Hijackers Release 88 Hostages, September 11, 1970China Launches Dong Fang Hong I, Fifth…

The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history. Date: November 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Dan-Air Flight 1903 Crashes in Catalonia,…