Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October 8, 1970

A Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado crashes during takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing five people. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Pierre Laporte Kidnapped During Canada’s October Crisis, October 10, 1970Dan-Air…

During the construction of Australia's West Gate Bridge, a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day. Date: October 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day…

Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam. Date: November 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Venera 7 First…

French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew. Date: March 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970The Gambia Becomes a Republic, Dawda Jawara First President, April 24,…

President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law. Date: April 1, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Apollo 13 Launches April 11, 1970San Diego Comic-Con Inaugural Event Begins March 21,…