Apollo 13 Returns Safely to Earth April 17, 1970
Date: April 17, 1970
Date: April 17, 1970
The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be. Date: May 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War Vietnamization: No U.S. Combat Fatalities in Southeast Asia, November 10, 1970Vietnam…
Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 19 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Nixon Authorizes U.S. Troops for Cambodian Campaign, April 28, 1970Western Turkey Earthquake Kills 1,086, Injures 1,200 – March…
NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19. Date: September 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 2 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970French…
South Vietnamese President Nguyα» n VΔn Thiα»u implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy. Date: March 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970French Submarine Eurydice Explodes, 57 Crew Lost,…
The 7.1 Mwβ― Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 5 π Events on this…
Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign. Date: April 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 28 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Wins Nobel Prize in Literature,…