Club Cinq-Sept Fire Kills 146 in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, November 1, 1970

The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco. Date: March 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley Trial for My Lai Massacre -…

Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union. Date: November 10, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Chicago Seven Acquitted of Riot Conspiracy, February 18, 1970Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Wins Nobel Prize in Literature,…

Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there. Date: November 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in…

Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war. Date: November 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in…

The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 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 from 1970Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley Trial for My Lai Massacre – November 17, 1970Khmer Republic…

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Date: September 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Japan Launches Ohsumi, Becomes Fourth Nation in Orbit February 11, 1970Tonga Gains Independence…