Richard Nixon Signs Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, April 1, 1970

Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province. Date: September 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile. Date: September 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Muammar Gaddafi Proclaimed Premier of Libya, January 15, 1970Lon Nol Ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, March 18,…

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…

The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history. Date: November 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Soviet Submarine K-8 Sinks in Bay…

Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre. Date: November 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Aswan High Dam Completed in Egypt July 21, 1970Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Takes…

The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: July 3, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Black Tot Day Ends Royal Navy Rum Ration, July 31, 1970Aswan High Dam Completed in…