Western Turkey Earthquake Kills 1,086, Injures 1,200 March 28, 1970
Date: March 28, 1970
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Date: March 28, 1970
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Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar. Date: August 29, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington…
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 1970Spantax Convair CV-990 Crash at Stockholm Arlanda Airport,…
The 7.9 Mw  Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794 and 70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured. Date: May 31, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in…
President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals. Date: May 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970China Launches Dong Fang Hong I, Fifth…
Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. Date: April 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam Television Established September 7, 1970Rhodesia Declares Republic, Breaks from British Crown, March 2,…
Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date. Date: June 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Cambodian Civil War Vietnamese Massacre Sends 800 Bodies Down…