China Launches Dong Fang Hong I, Fifth Nation to Orbit Object, April 24, 1970

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations. Date: March 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University Team Crash, November…

Vietnam Television was established. Date: September 7, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970California Judge Harold Haley Taken Hostage and Killed in Court, August 7, 1970Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 First Commercial Transport Exceeds Mach 2…

Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction. Date: May 14, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Gary…

Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit. Date: March 31, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Richard Nixon Signs Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, April 1, 1970Luna 17 Lands Lunokhod…

Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. Date: January 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Explorer 1 Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere After 12 Years in Orbit, March 31, 1970Royal Air Maroc Caravelle Crash Near…

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 1970Arab Guerrilla Fighting Begins in Jordan September 7, 1970Gdynia Polish Protests: Soldiers Fire on…