Luna 17 Soviet Uncrewed Space Mission Launches November 10, 1970

An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard. Date: July 18, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Spantax Convair CV-990 Crashes at Stockholm Arlanda, January…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1970…

President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law. Date: April 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 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, 1970Dominicana de…

Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators. Date: August 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Gdynia Polish Protests: Soldiers Fire on…

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…

Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Date: February 11, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington Become First…