Muammar Gaddafi Proclaimed Premier of Libya, January 15, 1970

After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. Date: July 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nixon Appoints First Female U.S. Army Generals, May 15, 1970Women’s Strike for…

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…

During the construction of Australia's West Gate Bridge, a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day. Date: October 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day…

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 1970PBS Founded in the United States October 5, 1970U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Begins…

NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19. Date: September 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam…

Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park. Date: April 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Biafra Capitulates, Ending Nigerian Civil…