Lowest U.S. Soldier Death Toll in Five Years, November 5, 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 Protesters Bomb Sterling Hall, University of Wisconsin–Madison, August 24,…

Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard. Date: September 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Luna 17 Lands…

Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board. Date: July 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Newhall Massacre: Four California Highway Patrol Officers Killed in Shootout,…

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 1970Vietnam…

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 1970The Gambia Becomes a Republic, Dawda Jawara…

South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy. Date: March 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley Trial for…