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 → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization. Date: November 14, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bhola cyclone: A 240 km/h (150 mph) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night. Date: November 13, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history. Date: November 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident. Date: November 12, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union. Date: November 10, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia. Date: November 10, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war. Date: November 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in…
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)
Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections. Date: November 4, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)