Date: January 22, 1970
Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. Date: April 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970French Submarine Eurydice Explodes, 57…
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 1970Dan-Air Flight 1903 Crashes in Catalonia, 112 Killed,…
The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. Date: January 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1970…
Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria. Date: January 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nixon Appoints First Female U.S. Army Generals, May 15, 1970Muammar…
At 10:08 PM EST an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon. Date: April 13, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅…
The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). Date: November 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nixon Appoints First Female U.S. Army Generals, May…