Date: September 2, 1970
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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 â đ Other events on May 31 đ Events on this day in…
An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three. Date: March 6, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on March 6 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Black Tot Day Ends Royal Navy Rum Ration, July 31, 1970Operation Ivory…
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 â đ Other events on April 29 đ Events on this day in 1970…
Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of the PFLP and taken to Dawson's Field, Jordan. Date: September 6, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 6 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from…
Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team. Date: November 14, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on November 14 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970FLQ Murders…
A Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado crashes during takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing five people. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 1970 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Democratic Republic of Congo Becomes One-Party State, December 23, 1970Lowest…