Date: April 15, 1970
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed. Date: April 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Rhodesia Declares Republic, Breaks With British Crown – March 2,…
The British Trade Commissioner, James Cross, is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec, triggering the October Crisis in Canada. Date: October 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Apollo 13…
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…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970ALM Flight 980 Ditches in Caribbean Sea,…
Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Spantax Convair CV-990 Crashes at Stockholm Arlanda, January 5, 1970Aeroflot Flight 3630 Tu-124 Crash Kills 37 September 2,…
Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. Date: November 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events…