Fiji Independence from Britain, October 10, 1970
Date: October 10, 1970
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Date: October 10, 1970
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An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring at least 1,200. Date: March 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Unix Time Begins at 00:00:00 January 1, 1970French…
LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. Date: August 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 9 π Events on this day in 1970 π On…
Organized by Mexican American labor union leader CΓ©sar ChΓ‘vez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins. Date: August 23, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 23 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Apollo 13 Returns…
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 β π Other events on September 9 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Penn Central Declares Section…
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. Date: April 29, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 29 π Events on this day in 1970…
The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia. Date: October 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 9 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Pierre Laporte Kidnapped During Canada’s October Crisis, October 10, 1970Spantax Convair CV-990 Crashes at Stockholm Arlanda, January 5,…