Yukio Mishima Seppuku After Failed Coup in Japan – November 25, 1970

FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte. Date: October 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970West Gate Bridge Collapse Kills 35 Workers October 15, 1970Western Turkey Earthquake Kills 1,086,…

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…

Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam. Date: November 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Gdynia Polish Protests:…

China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Date: April 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Biafra Capitulates, Ending Nigerian Civil…

Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam. Date: May 4, 1970 Read more on…